Briance
Briance | ||
The river just before the mouth |
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Water code | FR : L05-0300 | |
location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Vienne → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
origin | Confluence of two source streams in the municipality of La Croisille-sur-Briance 45 ° 36 ′ 58 ″ N , 1 ° 36 ′ 55 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 468 m | |
muzzle | near L'Aiguille , in the municipality of Bosmie-l'Aiguille in the Vienne Coordinates: 45 ° 46 ′ 55 ″ N , 1 ° 12 ′ 15 ″ E 45 ° 46 ′ 55 ″ N , 1 ° 12 ′ 15 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 205 m | |
Height difference | approx. 263 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 4.5 ‰ | |
length | 58 km | |
Catchment area | 618 km² | |
Left tributaries | Blanzou , Breuilh , Ligoure | |
Right tributaries | Petite Briance , Roselle |
The Briance (in the upper reaches also: Grande Briance ) is a river in France that runs in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It has its origins in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park , where it is created in the municipality of La Croisille-sur-Briance by the confluence of two source streams. The Briance generally drains in a north-westerly direction and flows into the Vienne as a left tributary after 58 kilometers at L'Aiguille , in the municipality of Bosmie-l'Aiguille .
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