Boutonne

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Boutonne
The weir at the Bernouet lock, the last before the end of the navigable section

The weir at the Bernouet lock , the last before the end of the navigable section

Data
Water code FR :  R6-0250
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Charente
Drain over Charente  → Atlantic Ocean
source in Chef-Boutonne
46 ° 6 ′ 47 ″  N , 0 ° 3 ′ 56 ″  W.
Source height approx.  90  m
muzzle at Carillon , municipality of Cabariot , in the Charente Coordinates: 45 ° 54 ′ 33 "  N , 0 ° 49 ′ 34"  W 45 ° 54 ′ 33 "  N , 0 ° 49 ′ 34"  W
Mouth height approx.  4  m
Height difference approx. 86 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.87 ‰
length 99 km
Left tributaries Bredoire , Padôme , Never
Right tributaries Béronne , Belle , Trézence
Small towns Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Navigable from the estuary to Saint-Jean-d'Angély

The Boutonne is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the middle of the village of Chef-Boutonne , drains generally in a south-westerly direction and flows into the Charente after 99 kilometers at Carillon , in the municipality of Cabariot , as a right tributary . On its way, the Boutonne crosses the Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime departments .

shipping

The Boutonne is canalized over a length of 31 kilometers from its mouth to Saint-Jean-d'Angély and is navigable by ships. It has 4 locks for the Becquey ship standard (30.50 × 5.50 m), as well as a mobile weir at the mouth, which is already exposed to the tides and can only be opened at certain tide levels. The cargo shipping has no importance of tourism with sports and houseboats is here but barely penetrated.

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Boutonne  - 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 Boutonne at SANDRE (French), accessed on August 7, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.