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:''Rance is also a mountain in Bosnia.''
The 'Rance' is a river of northwestern France.^[1] It 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 Ille-Rance Canal.
''Départements'' and towns along the river:

★ Côtes-d'Armor : Collinée, Caulnes, Dinan

★ Ille-et-Vilaine : Dinard, Saint-Malo

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Hydrology and water quality

References

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^[2] 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 500 cubic feet per second.

References

1. ''Atlas des Routes de France'', Solar Press: Donnees IGN (2007)
2. Hogan, C. Michael, ''Water quality of freshwater bodies in France'', Lumina Press, Aberdeen, Scotland(2006)