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River Orne





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  Origin Normandy
  Mouth English Channel
  Basin Countries France
  Length 152 km
  Elevation 210 m
  Discharge 5 m³/s
  Watershed 1,270 km&2


The Orne is a River in Normandy , north-western France .

It flows through the cities Argentan and Caen . It flows out into the English Channel at the port of Ouistreham . It is a tributary is the river Odon .

The '' Département '' of Orne has taken its name from the river. The Orne formed the Eastern flank of the Allied Landings At Normandy during World War II on June 6 1944 .