Brame (river)

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Brame
The Brame above the waterfall

The Brame above the waterfall

Data
Water code FR :  L53-0300
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Loire
Drain over Gartempe  → Creuse  → Vienne  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of La Souterraine
46 ° 14 ′ 34 ″  N , 1 ° 27 ′ 29 ″  E
Source height approx.  400  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Thiat and Darnac in the Gartempe coordinates: 46 ° 16 ′ 34 ″  N , 0 ° 56 ′ 8 ″  E 46 ° 16 ′ 34 ″  N , 0 ° 56 ′ 8 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  124  m
Height difference approx. 276 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.6 ‰
length 60 km

The Brame is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the municipal area of La Souterraine , generally drains in a westerly direction, forms the Saut de la Brame waterfall in the area of ​​the mouth and, after 60 kilometers, flows into the Gartempe as a right tributary at the municipal boundary of Thiat and Darnac . On its way, the Brame crosses the Creuse and Haute-Vienne departments .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  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 Brame at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 9, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.