Argos (Verzée)
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Water code | FR : M3834000 | |
location | France , Pays de la Loire region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Verzée → Oudon → Mayenne → Maine → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Challain-la-Potherie 47 ° 38 ′ 12 ″ N , 1 ° 7 ′ 25 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 88 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné in the Verzée coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ 34 ″ N , 0 ° 52 ′ 52 ″ W 47 ° 40 ′ 34 ″ N , 0 ° 52 ′ 52 ″ W |
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Mouth height | approx. 25 m | |
Height difference | approx. 63 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 2.1 ‰ | |
length | 30 km | |
Catchment area | 164 km² | |
Discharge at the Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné A Eo gauge : 153 km² |
MQ Mq |
760 l / s 5 l / (s km²) |
Right tributaries | Hommée |
The Argos is a river in France that runs in the Maine-et-Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises under the name Ruisseau de la Martinais in the municipality of Challain-la-Potherie , generally drains in an easterly direction and flows after 30 kilometers in the municipality of Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné as a right tributary into the Verzée , which shortly afterwards into the Oudon flows.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Argos at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 29, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: M3834030 , option: Synthèse ) .