# Rance (river)

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{{Short description|River in France}}
{{Infobox river
  | name              = Rance
  | name_native       = {{native name list |tag1=br|name1=ar Renk |tag2=fr|name2=la Rance}}
  | image             = Dinan port.jpg
  | image_caption     = The Rance in Dinan
  | map               = Rance_cours_d'eau.png
  | pushpin_map       = France#France Bretagne
  | source1_location  = [Brittany](/source/Brittany) 
  | mouth_location    = [English Channel](/source/English_Channel)
  | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|38|28|N|2|2|26|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
  | subdivision_type1 = Country
  | subdivision_name1 = [France](/source/France)
  | length            = {{convert|104|km|abbr=on}}
  | source1_elevation = 
  | discharge1_avg    = {{convert|12|m3/s|abbr=on}}
  | basin_size        = {{convert|1,195|km2|abbr=on}}
}}
The '''Rance''' ({{IPA|fr|ʁɑ̃s|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-VictorDtmtc-rance.wav}}; {{langx|br|Renk}}, {{IPA|br|ˈrẽŋk|}}) is a river of northwestern France. It is {{convert|103.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.<ref name=sandre>{{sandre|id=J0--0160|nom=La Rance}}</ref> The semi-tidal river flows into the [English Channel](/source/English_Channel) between [Dinard](/source/Dinard) and [Saint-Malo](/source/Saint-Malo).

Before reaching the Channel, its waters are barred by a 750 metre long dam forming the [Rance tidal power plant](/source/Rance_tidal_power_plant).

The river is linked to the [Vilaine](/source/Vilaine) by means of the [Canal d'Ille-et-Rance](/source/Canal_d'Ille-et-Rance).

''[Départements](/source/Departments_of_France)'' and towns along the river:
* [Côtes-d'Armor](/source/C%C3%B4tes-d'Armor): [Collinée](/source/Collin%C3%A9e), [Caulnes](/source/Caulnes), [Dinan](/source/Dinan)
* [Ille-et-Vilaine](/source/Ille-et-Vilaine): [Dinard](/source/Dinard), [Saint-Malo](/source/Saint-Malo)

==Hydrology and water quality==
[Tributaries](/source/Tributaries) of the Rance include:
* Croqueloir
* Clergé
* Fremeur
* Quinéford

This river has moderate [turbidity](/source/turbidity) and its brownish water is somewhat low in velocity due to the slight gradient of the watercourse; [pH](/source/pH) levels have been measured at 8.13<ref>Hogan, C. Michael, ''Water quality of freshwater bodies in France'', Lumina Press, Aberdeen, Scotland(2006)</ref> within the city of [Dinan](/source/Dinan) and [electrical conductivity](/source/electrical_conductivity) of the waters have tested at 33 micro-siemens per centimetre.  At this reference location, summer flows are typically in the range of {{convert|500|cuft/s|m3/s|order=flip}}.{{fact|date=September 2022}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

Category:Rivers of France
Category:Rivers of Côtes-d'Armor
Category:Rivers of Ille-et-Vilaine
Category:Rivers of Brittany
2Rance

{{Brittany-river-stub}}

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