Aven River

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The Aven River is a natural watercourse on the south coast of Brittany, France. (Atlas, 2007) This river flows in a generally southerly direction and discharges to the Atlantic Ocean. Paul Gauguin spent some of his life living in the town of Pont-Aven, where he enjoyed painting scenes by the River Aven. The waters of the river are rather rapidly flowing and are tidal up until the town of Pont-Aven. The water quality has been tested as slightly alkaline with a pH of 8.50 (at a location in Pont-Aven) where Gauguin was known to have painted his noted Lavenders. (Lumina Tech, 2006) Summer water temperature has tested at 17.5 degrees Celsius and electrical conductivity of the river tested to be .19 micro-siemens per centimetre. The waters are relatively clear with Secchi disc tests at Pont-Aven yielding a measurement of 65 centimetres.

[edit] See also

• Pont-Aven School

[edit] References

• Atlas des Routes de France, Solar Press: Donnees IGN (2007)
• Lumina Tech, C. M. Hogan, "Water quality of freshwater bodies in northern France", published in Aberdeen, Scotland (2006)