Arçon (Loire)
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Water code | FR : K1106500 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Saint-Bonnet-des-Quarts 46 ° 9 ′ 11 ″ N , 3 ° 50 ′ 26 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 552 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Artaix in the Loire Coordinates: 46 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 1 ′ 13 ″ E 46 ° 15 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 1 ′ 13 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 248 m | |
Height difference | approx. 304 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 11 ‰ | |
length | 28 km | |
Flowing lakes | Étang d'Arçon |
The Arçon is a river in France that runs through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. It rises in the municipal area of Saint-Bonnet-des-Quarts , generally drains in a north-easterly direction and after 28 kilometers flows into the Loire as a left tributary in the municipality of Artaix . In his mouth portion of the Arçon passes under shipping channel Canal de Roanne à Digoin . On its way, the river crosses the Loire and Saône-et-Loire departments .
Places on the river
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on February 13, 2015, rounded to full kilometers