Auvézère

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Auvézère
Auvesera
The river at Cubjac

The river at Cubjac

Data
Water code FR :  P6-0250
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Dordogne
Drain over Isle  → Dordogne  → Gironde  → Atlantic Ocean
source on the municipal boundary of Benayes , La Porcherie and Saint-Germain-les-Belles
45 ° 33 ′ 40 ″  N , 1 ° 29 ′ 32 ″  E
Source height approx.  419  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Bassillac and Escoire in the Isle of Coordinates: 45 ° 11 ′ 43 "  N , 1 ° 29 ′ 32"  E 45 ° 11 ′ 43 "  N , 1 ° 29 ′ 32"  E
Mouth height approx.  92  m
Height difference approx. 327 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.9 ‰
length approx. 112 km
Catchment area 884 km²
Discharge at the Le Change gauge MQ
 8.5 m³ / s
Left tributaries Dalon
Right tributaries Boucheuse

The Auvézère ( Occitan Auvesera ) is an approx. 112 km long river in the southwest of France in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region .

course

The source stream Ruisseau de Glaude rises in the southwestern foothills of the Massif Central near the municipal boundary of Benayes , La Porcherie and Saint-Germain-les-Belles , which also forms the border between the Haute-Vienne and Corrèze departments . It generally drains in a south-westerly direction, flows through parts of the historic provinces of Limousin and Périgord (here especially the Pays d'Ans ) and flows into the Isle after about 112 km in the Dordogne department , on the municipal boundary of Bassillac and Escoire , as a left tributary .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Auvézère  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ mouth of the Auvézère - map with altitude information
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Auvézère at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 12, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.
  4. ↑ a b hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: P6382510 , option: Synthèse )
  5. ^ Headwaters of the Auvézère - map with altitude information
  6. ↑ Pays d'Ans - photos + information