The Robec (Old Norse ''raudh'', red and ''bekkr'', stream) is a small
river
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater
Fresh water or freshwater is any naturally occurring liquid or frozen water containing low concentrations of dissolved salts and other total dissolved solids. Although the ...
in
Seine-Maritime,
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
,
France
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. Its length is 8.9 km.
The river begins near
Fontaine-sous-Préaux
Fontaine-sous-Préaux () is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region in northern France.
Geography
A village of forestry and farming situated just northeast of the centre of Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city o ...
, then it flows through
Darnétal and ends in the
Aubette in
Rouen
Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...
.
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In order to avoid a repetition of the floods that have affected the valleys of the Cailly, the Robec and the Aubette, a ''schéma d'aménagement et de gestion des eaux'' (water resource management scheme) is under consideration.
]
References
Rivers of Seine-Maritime
Rivers of France
Rivers of Normandy
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