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| Origin | Catheux |
| Mouth | Somme River Coordinates: |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 39 km |
| Avg. discharge | 4.5 m³/s |
| Basin area | 610 km² |
The Selle (or Celle in the Oise) is a river of Picardie, France. Rising at Catheux, just north of Crèvecœur-le-Grand, Oise, it flows passed Conty, Saleux, Salouël and Pont-de-Metz before joining the Somme River at Amiens.
In many places along its course, the river widens to form or fill lakes, much appreciated by anglers and gravel extractors. Several water-powered mills can still be seen including a paper-mill at Prouzel.
Brown trout thrive in the clear waters of the river.
In 57 BC, the Selle was the site of the battle between Julius Caesar and the Nervians.1
 The watermill between Fontaine-Bonneleau and Croissy-sur-Celle |
 The Mill at Croissy-sur-Celle |
References
External links
- Page about the Selle on the website of the Canton de Conty (French)
- Banque Hydro - Station E6426010 - La Selle à Plachy-Buyon (option Synthèse) (French)
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 20th 2008.
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