The French canal covers a distance of 73 mi. (118 km) in Burgundy between the Saône River at Chalon-sur-Saône and the Loire at Digoin. ... It is the Eure and Loir Rivers which lend their names to the department of Eure-et-Loir (28) on the Beauce plateau of the Centre region. The Eure flows northward through Eure-et-Loir...
www.discoverfrance.net/France/DF_waterways.shtml
Seine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Seine ( ) is a slow-flowing major river and commercial waterway within the regions of Île-de-France and Haute-Normandie in France and famous as a romantic backdrop in photographs of P...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seine
List of river name etymologies - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This page lists the various etymologies (origins) of the names of rivers around the world. •Apies: from Afrikaans meaning "little apes". •Berg: from Afrikaans meaning "mountain". •Blood: from the Batt...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_river_name_etymologies
Four major rivers form the backbone of France's water system: the Loire (1,010 km. in length), the Seine (770 km.), ... In addition, the Rhine forms the border between France and Germany for a distance of 190 km. Some of these rivers are an important focus for transport and for industrial and urban development.
www.franceway.com/w3/intro/river.html www.franceway.com/w3/intro/river.html
www.tmgtravel.com/leisure/map.html
; French and Mattawa Rivers, French River and Mattawa River Provincial Parks, Ontario; In the Footsteps of the Voyageurs; French River designated 1986; Mattawa River designated 1988 ... The names of these rivers conjure up images of the Voyageurs – toiling over the portages, hauling their birchbark “canots de...
www.chrs.ca/Rivers/French/French_e.htm www.chrs.ca/Rivers/French/French_e.htm
The French River flows from the southwest end of Lake Nipissing, 195 m above sea level, ... Unique rock paintings, Native place names and archaeological sites along the corridor indicate that the French once served as a major water transportation route used by Shield Archaic and Algonkian native peoples.
www.chrs.ca/Rivers/French/French-F_e.htm www.chrs.ca/Rivers/French/French-F_e.htm
Go whitewater (white water) rafting in Asheville, North Carolina (NC) on the French Broad River; French Broad Rafting Expeditions is the closest whitewater rafting outfitter to Asheville, NC (only 24 miles);
www.frenchbroadrafting.com/ www.frenchbroadrafting.com/
Information about resorts on Lake Nipissing's western shore and the upper French River, including a description of the area, maps and conservation areas. ... Only four-hours north of Toronto, the West End of Lake Nipissing and the Upper French River provide hundreds of miles of scenic shorelines, with many back bays and...
www.westnipissing-upperfrenchriver.com/ www.westnipissing-upperfrenchriver.com/
10) - Citing its biologically diverse habitat and bucolic recreational opportunities, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has designated northwestern Pennsylvania's French Creek "River of the Year."
www.outdoorcentral.com/mc/pr/03/02/11z1.asp