Arnon (Cher)

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Arnon
The river at Chârost

The river at Chârost

Data
Water code FR :  K6-0240
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Center-Val de Loire
River system Loire
Drain over Cher  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Saint-Marien
46 ° 25 ′ 9 ″  N , 2 ° 14 ′ 36 ″  E
Source height approx.  455  m
muzzle west of Vierzon in the Cher Coordinates: 47 ° 13 '2 "  N , 2 ° 0' 40"  E 47 ° 13 '2 "  N , 2 ° 0' 40"  E
Mouth height approx.  96  m
Height difference approx. 359 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.4 ‰
length 151 km
Left tributaries Joyeuse , Portefeuille , Sinaise , Théols
Right tributaries Étang Villiers , Pontet
Reservoirs flowed through Barrage de Sidiailles , Plan d'Eau de Mareuil
Medium-sized cities Vierzon

The Arnon is a river in France that runs through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Center-Val de Loire regions. It rises at an altitude of 455 meters in the extreme northeast of the Creuse department , in the municipality of Saint-Marien , which is located southwest of Préveranges . It generally drains to the north and flows 151 kilometers west of Vierzon as a left tributary into the Cher .

Crossed departments

in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region:

in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region:

in the Center-Val de Loire region:

Places on the river

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 Arnon at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 23, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.