Argent-Or

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Argent-Or
Argentor
The river at Poursac

The river at Poursac

Data
Water code FR :  R02-0400
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Charente
Drain over Charente  → Atlantic Ocean
source on the municipal boundary of Saint-Laurent-de-Céris and Saint-Coutant
45 ° 58 ′ 31 ″  N , 0 ° 29 ′ 27 ″  E
Source height approx.  180  m
muzzle in the municipality of Poursac in the Charente Coordinates: 45 ° 57 ′ 17 ″  N , 0 ° 14 ′ 27 ″  E 45 ° 57 ′ 17 ″  N , 0 ° 14 ′ 27 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  72  m
Height difference approx. 108 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.7 ‰
length 29 km
Right tributaries Or

The Argent-Or (also: Argentor ) is a river in France that runs in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises under the name Argent on the municipal boundary of Saint-Laurent-de-Céris and Saint-Coutant , first drains in a south-westerly direction, then swings to the north-west and reaches the city of Champagne-Mouton . The Or stream flows into it from the right, and from this point the river is called the Argent-Or . It is now heading west and southwest and, after a total of 29 kilometers, flows into the Charente as a left tributary in the municipality of Poursac .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Argent  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Commons : Or  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Argent-Or  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  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 Argent-Or at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 29, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.