Benaize

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Benaize
The river in La Trimouille

The river in La Trimouille

Data
Water code FR :  L56-0300
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Center-Val de Loire regions
River system Loire
Drain over Anglin  → Gartempe  → Creuse  → Vienne  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of La Souterraine
46 ° 14 ′ 50 ″  N , 1 ° 27 ′ 56 ″  E
Source height 389  m
muzzle below Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize in the Anglin coordinates: 46 ° 34 ′ 28 "  N , 1 ° 4 ′ 5"  E 46 ° 34 ′ 28 "  N , 1 ° 4 ′ 5"  E
Mouth height 80  m
Height difference 309 m
Bottom slope 3.9 ‰
length 79 km
Catchment area 581 km²
Left tributaries Aces , Narablon
Reservoirs flowed through Etang de Mondon

The Benaize is a river in France that runs through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Center-Val de Loire regions. It rises in the municipality of La Souterraine , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and flows 79 kilometers below Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize as a left tributary into the Anglin . In the mouth section it reaches the Regional Nature Park Brenne . On its entire route, it crosses the Creuse , Haute-Vienne , Vienne and Indre departments .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Benaize at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 19, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.