Rance (river)

{{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 | mouth_location = English Channel | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|48|38|28|N|2|2|26|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = 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 between Dinard and Saint-Malo.

Before reaching the Channel, its waters are barred by a 750 metre long dam forming the Rance tidal power plant.

The river is linked to the Vilaine by means of the Canal d'Ille-et-Rance.

''Départements'' and towns along the river: * Côtes-d'Armor: Collinée, Caulnes, Dinan * Ille-et-Vilaine: Dinard, Saint-Malo

==Hydrology and water quality== Tributaries of the Rance include: * Croqueloir * Clergé * Fremeur * Quinéford

This river has moderate turbidity and its brownish water is somewhat low in velocity due to the slight gradient of the watercourse; 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 and 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}}

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