Auze

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Auze
The waterfall at Salins

The waterfall at Salins

Data
Water code FR :  P10-0400
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Dordogne
Drain over Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source on the municipal boundary of Anglards-de-Salers and Saint-Bonnet-de-Salers
45 ° 9 ′ 51 ″  N , 2 ° 34 ′ 8 ″  E
Source height approx.  1200  m
muzzle on the south-western boundary of Chalvignac in the Dordogne Coordinates: 45 ° 13 ′ 21 ″  N , 2 ° 12 ′ 12 ″  E 45 ° 13 ′ 21 ″  N , 2 ° 12 ′ 12 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  270  m
Height difference approx. 930 m
Bottom slope approx. 21 ‰
length 44 km
Reservoirs flowed through Barrage of wit
Viaducts on the Cascade de Salins

Viaducts on the Cascade de Salins

The Auze is a river in France that runs in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park , on the northern slope of the Puy de l'Agneau , on the municipal boundary between Anglards-de-Salers and Saint-Bonnet-de-Salers . The Auze generally drains west to northwest over the basalt plateau of Salins , leaves it with the 30 meter high Cascade de Salins waterfall and flows after 44 kilometers at the southwestern municipal boundary of Chalvignac in the storage area of ​​the Barrage du Chastang as a left tributary into the Dordogne .

Places on the river

Attractions

Almost 800 meters southeast of Salins, the river overcomes a drop of 30 meters at the Cascade de Salins waterfall .

Web links

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

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 Auze at SANDRE (French), accessed on October 8, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.