Ambène
| Ambène | ||
 The river in the Enval gorge |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : K2774000 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Bedat → Morge → Allier → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Manzat 45 ° 54 ′ 31 ″ N , 2 ° 55 ′ 53 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 879 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Entraigues in the Bedat coordinates: 45 ° 53 ′ 22 " N , 3 ° 16 ′ 4" E 45 ° 53 ′ 22 " N , 3 ° 16 ′ 4" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 300 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 579 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 19 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 30 km | |
| Left tributaries | Sardon | |
The Ambène is a river in France that runs in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises near the hamlet of Sauterre in the southern municipality of Manzat , generally drains in an easterly direction through the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park and flows into the Bedat as a left tributary after around 30 kilometers in the Entraigues municipality . In its lower reaches, the Ambène crosses the urban area of Riom and the densely populated surrounding area.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)