Aron (Loire)
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The Aron at Cercy-la-Tour. On the right the river, on the left the lock entry into the Canal du Nivernais. |
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Water code | FR : K17-0300 | |
location | France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Saint-Révérien 47 ° 11 '36 " N , 3 ° 29' 14" O |
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Source height | approx. 335 m | |
muzzle | at Decize in the Loire coordinates: 46 ° 50 ′ 8 " N , 3 ° 27 ′ 39" E 46 ° 50 ′ 8 " N , 3 ° 27 ′ 39" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 190 m | |
Height difference | approx. 145 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.4 ‰ | |
length | 104 km | |
Left tributaries | Alnain , Trait , Veynon , Morion , Guignon , Dragne , Chevannes , Alène , Donjon | |
Right tributaries | Canne , Andarge | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Étang d'Aron | |
Small towns | Decize | |
Navigable | from the estuary to Châtillon-en-Bazois as part of the Canal du Nivernais |
The Aron is a river in France that runs in the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . It rises in the foothills of the Morvan Mountains, in the municipality of Saint-Révérien , where its water initially collects in the Étang d'Aron . The Aron reaches the Canal du Nivernais at Châtillon-en-Bazois . He accompanies him to Decize , where both flow into the Loire from the right . The river length is 104 kilometers.
Places on the river
- Châtillon-en-Bazois
- Panneçot , Limanton municipality
- Cercy-la-Tour
- Saint-Léger-des-Vignes
- Decize
Web links
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