Auron (river)

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Auron
The Auron in Bourges

The Auron in Bourges

Data
Water code FR :  K56-0300
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Center-Val de Loire regions
River system Loire
Drain over Yèvre  → Cher  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Couleuvre
46 ° 41 ′ 28 ″  N , 2 ° 51 ′ 10 ″  E
Source height approx.  267  m
muzzle in the urban area of Bourges in the Yèvre coordinates: 47 ° 5 ′ 9 ″  N , 2 ° 23 ′ 2 ″  E 47 ° 5 ′ 9 ″  N , 2 ° 23 ′ 2 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  215  m
Height difference approx. 52 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.68 ‰
length 77 km
Left tributaries Maderiau , Rampenne
Right tributaries Sagonnin
Reservoirs flowed through Etang de Goule
Medium-sized cities Bourges

The Auron is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Center-Val de Loire regions. It rises in the municipality of Couleuvre , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Yèvre as a left tributary after 77 kilometers in the urban area of Bourges . In its upper reaches it was dammed up to the reservoir Étang de Goule and used to supply water to the former canal Canal de Berry . It first crosses under the northeast section of the canal and reaches the northwest section at Bannegon , which follows it as a side canal until it flows into the Yèvre . On its way, the Auron crosses the Allier and Cher departments .

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