What is Somme River?
{{Infobox river | name = Somme | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = | name_etymology = | image = Somme.JPG | image_size = | image_caption = The Somme | map = MapSomme.jpg | map_size = | map_caption = Course in Northern France | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = [[France]] | subdivision_type2 = | subdivision_name2 = | subdivision_type3 = Region | subdivision_name3 = [[Picardy]] | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = | subdivision_name5 = | length = {{cvt|245|km|mi}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= [[Abbeville]] | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = {{cvt|35|m3/s|cuft/s}} | discharge1_max = | source1 = | source1_location = [[Fonsommes]] | source1_coordinates= {{coord|49|54|23|N|03|24|11|E|display=inline}} | source1_elevation = {{cvt|85|m}} | mouth = | mouth_location = [[Saint-Valery-sur-Somme]]<br>[[English Channel]] | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|50|11|10|N|01|38|35|E|display=inline,title}} | mouth_elevation = | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{cvt|6550|km2}} | tributaries_left = | tributaries_right = | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} The '''Somme''' is a [[river]] in the north of [[France]], in the [[Hauts-de-France]] [[Regions of France|region]], and gives its name to the department called [[Somme]]. The name of the river is of [[Celt]]ic origins, and refers to the tranquility of the river over much of its course. The river is known for the [[Battle of the Somme]], which was an important battle of the [[World War I|First World War]]. ==Geography== The Somme river has a length of {{Convert|245