Acolin

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Acolin
The Acolin near Chassenay

The Acolin near Chassenay

Data
Water code FR :  K1-0150
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the parish of Mercy,
46 ° 26 ′ 22 ″  N , 3 ° 30 ′ 19 ″  E
Source height approx.  284  m
muzzle at Avril-sur-Loire in the Loire Coordinates: 46 ° 49 ′ 42 "  N , 3 ° 21 ′ 49"  E 46 ° 49 ′ 42 "  N , 3 ° 21 ′ 49"  E
Mouth height approx.  180  m
Height difference approx. 104 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.7 ‰
length 63 km
Left tributaries Huzards , ozone , Abron

The Acolin is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. It rises in the municipality of Mercy , generally drains north to northwest and flows into the Loire as a left tributary after 63 kilometers at Avril-sur- Loire . On his way he touches the Allier and Nièvre departments . Shortly before the estuary, the Acolin passes under the Canal latéral à la Loire .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Acolin  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Acolin from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 22, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.