le - de - France ▁region ▁of ▁northern ▁France . ▁The ▁name ▁" V auc ou le urs " ▁means ▁" color ful ▁valley ." ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁V auc ou le urs ▁is ▁a ▁trib ut ary ▁of ▁the ▁Seine ▁river . ▁It ▁travers es ▁one ▁department , ▁the ▁Y vel ines . ▁The ▁narrow ▁water way ▁st ret ches ▁for ▁ ▁before ▁empty ing ▁into ▁the ▁Seine . ▁ ▁H ydro log y ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁the ▁short ness ▁of ▁its ▁course , ▁the ▁V auc ou le urs ▁is ▁subject ▁to ▁sudden ▁flo oding ▁associated ▁with ▁th under st orm s , ▁followed ▁by ▁rapidly ▁decre asing ▁water ▁levels , ▁which ▁sometimes ▁make ▁it ▁look ▁like ▁a ▁stream ▁but ▁which ▁are ▁likely ▁to ▁cause ▁serious ▁damage ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁highly ▁urban ized ▁areas . ▁Rec ent ▁notable ▁flo ods ▁occurred ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁S ens ors ▁were ▁installed ▁up stream ▁in ▁Sep te uil ▁and ▁Cour gent ▁to ▁warn ▁of ▁flo oding . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Î le - de - France ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁France ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁Y vel ines <0x0A> </s> ▁Eur ip us ▁or ▁Eur ip os ▁() ▁was ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁ancient ▁Ac arn ania . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁mainly ▁through ▁ep ig raph ic ▁evidence , ▁including ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁the or od