Barbenan
Barbenan | ||
The river in Arfeuilles |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : K1524000 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Besbre → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs 46 ° 4 ′ 16 ″ N , 3 ° 47 ′ 16 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 840 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Le Breuil in the Besbre coordinates: 46 ° 11 ′ 50 " N , 3 ° 40 ′ 5" E 46 ° 11 ′ 50 " N , 3 ° 40 ′ 5" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 300 m | |
Height difference | approx. 540 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 20 ‰ | |
length | 27 km | |
Catchment area | 123 km² |
The Barbenan is a river in France that runs in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Monts de la Madeleine , near the hamlet of Les Hormières , in the municipality of Saint-Nicolas-des-Biefs , generally drains in a northerly direction and flows into the Besbre after 27 kilometers in the municipality of Le Breuil as a right tributary .
Places on the river
Web links
Commons : Barbenan - collection of images, videos and audio files
Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
- ↑ mouth geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Barbenan at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 9, 2012, rounded to the nearest kilometer.