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	AllRefer.com - Marne, river, France, France (French Physical Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Marne, river, c.325 mi (520 km) long, rising in the Langres plateau, NE France, and flowing in an arc generally NW to the Seine River near Paris.
		The Marne-Rhine Canal and the Marne-SaOne Canal also connect with the Aisne, Meuse, Moselle, and Saar rivers.
		During World War I and World War II, the Marne region was the scene of much fighting, with especially heavy losses among the British forces.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/MarneR.html (187 words)

	First Battle of the Marne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The First Battle of the Marne was a World War I battle fought from September 5 to 10, 1914.
		The battle of the Marne was a major turning point of World War I. By the end of August 1914, the whole allied army on the western front had been forced into a general retreat back towards Paris.
		It seemed that Paris would be taken as both the French and the British fell back towards the Marne River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/First_Battle_of_the_Marne (511 words)

	Water Res (Marne River & Saunders Creek—Prescribed Water Res) 03 [Regs] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Marne River and Saunders Creek Area" means the area comprising the Marne River Proposed Prescribed Water Resources Area and the Saunders Creek Proposed Prescribed Water Resources Area as delineated and shown on GRO plan No.
		The Marne River and Saunders Creek Area is declared to be a surface water prescribed area.
		All watercourses in the Marne River and Saunders Creek Area are declared to be prescribed watercourses.
	www.parliament.sa.gov.au /Catalog/legislation/Regulations/w/2003.27.htm (405 words)

	Marne River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Marne is a river in France, a tributary of the Seine in the area east and southeast of Paris.
		The river gives its name to the Marne département; during World War I two battles were fought along it.
		The Marne starts in the Langres plateau, runs generally north then bends west between Saint-Dizier and Châlons-en-Champagne, joining the Seine at Charenton just upstream from Paris.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marne_River (114 words)

	River Health in the Eastern Mt Lofty Ranges and River Murray (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The River Murray in South Australia has a broad floodplain about 4-9 km wide, and is characterised by large meanders, with numerous swamps and anabranches.
		At Wellington, the river flows into Lake Alexandrina, which along with Lake Albert formed the Murray's estuary before the construction of the barrages near the river mouth in 1939-40.
		The Bremer and Finniss rivers, upper Marne River and Truro, Saunders, Angas, Currency, Meadows, Tookayerta and Rodwell creeks were all generally in good condition.
	www.deh.gov.au /water/rivers/nrhp/health/river-murray.html (1553 words)

	Untitled Document (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		On the weekend of June 26th and 27th, a group of ten ABW members walked the Marne River.
		Before leaving the Marne River at the Somme Creek junction, we sat in the sun behind the shelter of an old stone fence for our morning break.
		The river and creek walking, particularly after the river had started flowing, made this one of the most strikingly beautiful walks I have been on in South Australia.
	www.adelaidebushwalkers.org /magazine/spring2004/t343_1.html (759 words)

	2 -Biking East from Paris
		Route 2: The Marne River and the Marne - Ourcq Circuit
		You then follow the Marne for 15 kilometers on scenic riverside lanes with almost no traffic. The end of the outbound portion is a huge lake with grassy banks, used exclusively for what the French call “Aviron” (crew).
		The route between the Marne and the Ourcq passes through towns, sleepy villages and farmland.
	www.mayq.com /Cycling_out_of_paris/Route_2_east/Route_2_east.htm (1649 words)

	The Second Battle of the Marne
		The Second Battle of the Marne marked the turning of the tide in World War I. It began with the last German offensive of the conflict and was quickly followed by the first allied offensive victory of 1918.
		Paris is still France, and the approach of the German lines along the Marne toward Paris had caused apprehension throughout France; it was essential that the threat on Paris be relieved at the earliest possible moment.
		The plan then really involved attacking the entire Marne salient, the principal blow falling at first on the west face, with the critical point, at which eventual success or failure would be determined, southwest of Soissons.
	www.worldwar1.com /dbc/2marne.htm (3464 words)

	Waterways in France (part 2)
		Loire River • Marne River • Marne-Rhin Canal • Meuse River • Moselle River
		Oise River • Rhine Canals • Rhine River • Rhône River • Saône River Seine River
		(354 km), the Marne is connected by canals with the Aisne, Rhine, and Saône rivers.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Waterways/DF_waterways2.shtml (1222 words)

	Chalons-sur-Marne -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		It lies along the right bank of the Marne River, in the heart of the rolling Champagne country.
		Small branches of the Marne River flow through the city.
		The Marne River, in northeastern France, is the largest branch of the Seine.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9022295?tocId=9022295 (680 words)

	3-Biking Southeast from Paris
		The close-in Marne, and the Marne meander, are, on the whole, quite attractive, but cannot equal the beauty of the Marne east of Joinville-le-Pont in ride #2.
		At the confluence of the Seine and the Marne, opposite the unusual Chinagora Hotel and Restaurant, you pass a socer field on your right; just ahead, there is a small stadium (the lane you are on will end in 50 meters). Turn right after the field down a lane closed to traffic.
		In either case, your view is of charming small houses, of the Marne, and of some parks across the river. You pass a few small restaurants, but no other commerce.
	mayq.com /Cycling_out_of_paris/Route_3_southeast/Route_3_Southeast.htm (955 words)

	Champagne, France - The map, the climate, the soil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Reims Mountain, TheValley of the Marne River, Cote des Blancs The vineyards strive on hills stretching 120 kilometres in length and from 300 metres to two kilometres in width.
		It consists of the versant meridian of the Vesle River Valley and expands to the Valley of the Marne River at the highs of Epernay.
		The Marne Valley zones incorporates the vineyards situated between the towns of Tours-sur-Marne amd Dormans, extending to the city of Chateau-Thierry, in other words into the Aisne and Seine-et-Marne regions.
	www.thewineman.com /CTfrcham_reg.htm (467 words)

	Waterways in France
		Lake of Brenets, a natural widening in the river, is a tourist center; at the northern end of the lake the river drops 88 ft. (27 m).
		The Dordogne River derives its source from the puys — the highest points at the heart of the Massif Central, a formation consisting of granite and crystalline rocks produced by volcanoes.
		Although Louis XIV requested that Vauban and La Hire build an aqueduct to transport water from the Eure River to the fountains of Versailles, it was never completed; the remains of a 3-story aqueduct may be seen straddling the grounds of the Château de Maintenon.
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/DF_waterways.shtml (1275 words)

	Rivers In France on Almondnet
		Boat, barge and yacht cruises on canals, rivers and the waterways of France...
		Map of France and French Rivers and Mountains in France and Longest Rivers in France...
		The canals and rivers of France cruising the waterways with the quality boats of France Afloat.
	www.catered-ski-chalets-france.co.uk /france/rivers_in_france.html (400 words)

	GORP - Biking France's Marne River - History and Geography
		The Marne River is the major artery of the Dipartement of Champagne-Ardennes.
		The Marne is also within easy reach of Reims, whose magnificent and historic Gothic cathedral saw the coronation of twenty-five of France's kings.
		Reims and Epernay (which sits directly on the Marne) are the two commercial poles of the Champagne region, the only place in the world that can produce wine officially and legally called champagne.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/europe/france/bik_fra3.htm (433 words)

	The Saurus Press - Travels with Rainbow Division Veterans to World War I Battlefields
		Roughly, the gathering was made up of four groups that traveled independently to the rendezvous location at Hotel Campanile on the outskirts of Chateau Thierry in the Marne River Valley.
		Their battlefield tour of the Ourcq River area was quite different from other battlefield tours I've tagged along on during previous trips to France with Rainbow Division Veterans.
		First stop was the imposing monument overlooking Chateau Thierry and the Marne Valley, about seven miles from Belleau Woods, with a huge wall map illustrating troop movements, serving as backdrop to Gilles Lagin's lecture of events that took place from May to July 1918.
	www.sauruspress.com /travel/remembrance/ourq_river.htm (1748 words)

	Chateau-Thierry: Overview and the Defense of the Marne River Line
		The 2nd, a fully equipped, splendidly trained division which was northwest of Paris waiting to relieve the 1st at Cantigny [and] the 3rd, well drilled but quite without any experience even in a quiet trench sector and without its divisional artillery, which was in the Chateau-Villain training area...were placed at the disposal of the French.
		Arriving at Chateau-Thierry near 6:00 pm, a reconnaissance determined that the 10th French Colonial Division was in contact with the German advance in the northern edge of the city.
		The regiments passed to the control of the French and were assigned defensive positions on the south bank of the Marne.
	www.worldwar1.com /dbc/ct_dm.htm (1667 words)

	Marne, battle of the on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		two important battles of World War I that are named for the Marne River.
		In the first battle (Sept. 6-9, 1914) the German advance on Paris was halted at the Marne by the Allies under Joffre, Gallieni, and Sir John French.
		The German retreat that followed signified the abandonment of the Schlieffen plan (see under Schlieffen, Alfred, Graf von).
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/M/Marne-ba.asp (365 words)

	GORP - Biking France's Marne River - Route Description
		However, the delights are almost always a short climb up from the river bank in the villages amidst the vineyards.
		Rising from the northern edge of the Marne at Epernay, the Montagne de Reims is a far cry from being a mountain.
		You may elect to be challenged by the early miles and take a short detour up the vineyard slopes to Hautvilliers, renowned as the home town of Dom Pirignon, the 17th-century Benedictine monk who is credited with having "discovered" the champagne method.
	gorp.away.com /gorp/location/europe/france/bik_fra4.htm (1049 words)

	Barge cruising France, Burgundy, River Marne, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The region we are cruising starts on the borders of the Cote d'Or, then as we follow the course of the river we enter the remote and tranquil reaches of Haute Saône.
		We reach the town of Gray where the old town with its eighteenth century buildings is of considerable interest, then Ray-sur-Saône which features a well restored castle close to the river.
		The following day, Sunday, the locks on the Southern section of the Canal de l’Est, which forms our route for the week, are closed and we shall arrange visits to some interesting local places, such as the oldest glass works in France at Passavant-la-Rochère.
	www.bargedirect.com /bro1005.htm (288 words)

	Water Resource use in Murray and Barossa regions
		Fish and other wildlife have been found dead in the North Para river which is running as a putrid smelling, fl stream.
		It has been brought to my attention that the Marne River, the only stream that makes any real contribution to the Murray River in South Australia, has stopped flowing because of the number of dams that have been placed upon it.
		I ask the Treasurer whether he could advise the Council what sort of recovery schemes the government has in mind in terms of the Marne River, the North Para river and other streams that are being put under increasing pressure here in South Australia.
	sa.democrats.org.au /parlt/autumn2000/0404_b.htm (348 words)

	Kayak & Canoe News, Spots, France, North, Paris area, River Marne, Joinville (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Playspot: France, North, Paris area, River Marne, Joinville.
		For this spot to be good, the Marne must be carrying lots of water, which is typically the case in winter :-(
		Drive behind the RER (rail station), then cross the bridge over the Marne and make a right u-turn immediately after the bridge.
	playak.com /article.php?sid=243 (252 words)

	The Barge Company 2005 Season - MERGANSER (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Embellished by the finest craftsmen of the day and set in parkland designed by the masterly Le Notre, this superb palace is truly one of the highlights of the cruise.
		As we cruise the upper reaches of the River Seine we pass the ancient town of Melun, with its remarkable 11th century Notre dame Church, then moor at Samois-sur-Seine, a charming village set amidst woodland in one of the finest reaches of the river.
		Our cruise continues up the Seine to Montereau, situated at the confluence of the rivers Seine and Yonne, and from which we tour the Chateau of Fontainebleau to see some of the finest art and furniture since the 16th century.
	www.bargecompany.com /MERGANSERitinery.htm (330 words)

	Marne (river)
		River in France which rises in the plateau of Langres and joins the Seine at Charenton near Paris;; length 525 km/326 mi.
		It gives its name to the départements of Marne, Haute-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, and Val-de-Marne, and to two battles of World War I (see Marne, Battles of the).
		Helicon Publishing is a division of Research Machines plc.
	www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0011211.html (110 words)

	The Importance of the Marne River
		The Marne River became a focal point of World War I at the beginning of the war and also near the end of the war.
		When the Germans entered France in September of 1914, two of their divisions planned to meet at a certain point south of the Marne River.
		The Marne River is between Belgium and Paris.
	www.edhelper.com /ReadingComprehension_35_247.html (424 words)

	Canauxrama- Locations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For your lunches or evenings, you will be sailing on the River Seine or on the Saint Martin Canal.
		For a full day cruise, discover the River Marne with lunch on board or make a stopover in a restaurant.
		You can also choose the outer loop around Paris by the Saint Martin Canal, the River Seine and the Saint Denis Canal.
	www.canauxrama.com /e_locations.htm (124 words)

	First Battle of the Marne
		Joseph Joffre, the Commander-in-Chief of the French forces, ordered his men to retreat to a line along the River Seine, south-east of Paris and over 60km south of the Marne.
		By the evening of 10th September, the Battle of the Marne was over.
		The most important consequence of the Battle of the Marne was that the French and British forces were able to prevent the German plan for a swift and decisive victory.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /FWWmarne.htm (498 words)

	Barge cruising France Champagne Burgundy Paris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Price includes all meals, wines, bar drinks, guided tours and excursions, and transfers.
		Reims Cathedral, Canal de l'Aisne a la Marne, River Aisne
		River Saone, Beaune, Canal de la Marne a la Saone, Clos de Vougeot
	www.bargedirect.com /mergitin2005.htm (263 words)

	All along the Marne river Photo Gallery by Marc Demoulin at pbase.com
		This is definitely our favorite family stroll place near the town where we live.
		Le sujet de le Marne te corresponds bien.
		En bon français, j'ai vu sur une carte que la Marne se jetait dans la Seine et que ladite Seine se jetait dans la mer au Havre.
	www.pbase.com /marcdemoulin/along_the_marne (569 words)

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