Aron (Mayenne, river)

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Aron
The river near the hamlet of Buchaud, municipality of Aron

The river near the hamlet of Buchaud , municipality of Aron

Data
Water code FR :  M32-0310
location France , Pays de la Loire region
River system Loire
Drain over Mayenne  → Maine  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipal area of Bais
48 ° 13 ′ 43 ″  N , 0 ° 20 ′ 12 ″  W
Source height approx.  255  m
muzzle at Moulay in the Mayenne coordinates: 48 ° 16 ′ 14 "  N , 0 ° 38 ′ 4"  W 48 ° 16 ′ 14 "  N , 0 ° 38 ′ 4"  W
Mouth height approx.  85  m
Height difference approx. 170 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.7 ‰
length 36 km
Catchment area 188 km²
Outflow at the Moulay gauge MQ
 1.9 m³ / s

The Aron is a river in France that runs in the Mayenne department in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises in the Coëvrons Mountains, in the municipality of Bais , initially flows in a north-westerly direction, but then turns west to south-west, passes the town of the same name and flows into Aron after 36 kilometers at Moulay , just southwest of the town of Mayenne, as a left tributary the river Mayenne .

Places on the river

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 Aron at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 23, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ a b Banque Hydro - Station M3253110 L'Aron à Moulay (menu item: Synthèse)