Boron (Cher)

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Boron
Pionsat
Data
Water code FR :  K5054000
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Cher  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Le Quartier
46 ° 7 ′ 57 ″  N , 2 ° 46 ′ 30 ″  E
Source height approx.  658  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Saint-Marcel-en-Marsillat and Château-sur-Cher in the Cher coordinates: 46 ° 8 ′ 35 ″  N , 2 ° 33 ′ 54 ″  E, 46 ° 8 ′ 35 ″  N , 2 ° 33 ′ 54 ″  O
Mouth height approx.  360  m
Height difference approx. 298 m
Bottom slope approx. 14 ‰
length 22 km

The Boron (also called Pionsat in the area of ​​the municipality of the same name) is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises near the hamlet of Anglard , in the municipality of Le Quartier , generally drains in a westerly direction and flows into the Cher after 22 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Saint-Marcel-en-Marsillat and Château-sur-Cher as a right tributary . On its way, the Boron crosses the Puy-de-Dôme department , forms the border with the Allier department in the lower reaches and meets the Creuse department in the neighboring region of Limousin at its confluence .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ mouth geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  3. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Boron at SANDRE (French), accessed on April 22, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.