Alagnon

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Alagnon
Allagnon
The confluence of the Alagnon and Alagnonnette at Massiac

The confluence of the Alagnon and Alagnonnette at Massiac

Data
Water code FR :  K25-0300
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Allier  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Laveissière
45 ° 5 ′ 58 ″  N , 2 ° 43 ′ 17 ″  E
Source height approx.  1590  m
muzzle at Auzat-la-Combelle in the Allier coordinates: 45 ° 27 ′ 8 ″  N , 3 ° 18 ′ 14 ″  E 45 ° 27 ′ 8 ″  N , 3 ° 18 ′ 14 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  390  m
Height difference approx. 1200 m
Bottom slope approx. 14 ‰
length 86 km
Left tributaries Allanche , Sianne , Bave , Auze
Right tributaries Arcueil , Alagnonnette , Violette

The Alagnon is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Laveissière , in the Monts du Cantal , on the eastern flank of the Puy Bataillouse . The source is in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park . The river generally drains north-east and flows into the Allier after 86 kilometers at Auzat-la-Combelle as a left tributary . On his way he crosses the Cantal , Haute-Loire and Puy-de-Dôme departments .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Alagnon  - 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 about the Alagnon at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 22, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.