Ancre

Ancre
Native name Inke (Picard)
Location
Country France
Physical characteristics
Source  
 • location Miraumont
Mouth  
 • location
 Somme
 • coordinates
 49°54′24″N 2°28′33″E
Length 37 km (23 mi)
Basin size 327 km2 (126 sq mi)
Discharge  
 • average 2.1 m3/s (74 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression Somme→ English Channel

The Ancre (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃kʁ] ; Picard: Inke) is a river of Picardy, France. Rising at Miraumont, a hamlet near the town of Albert, it flows into the Somme at Corbie. It is 37.4 km (23.2 mi) long. For most of its length it flows through the department of Somme. For a short stretch near Puisieux, it forms the border with Pas-de-Calais.

See also