Briou (antenna)

Briou
Mouth of the Briou in the antenna
Data
Water code	FR :  R3220500
location	France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system	Charente
Drain over	Aerial  → Charente  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the parish of Bresdon 45 ° 53 ′ 6 ″  N , 0 ° 8 ′ 57 ″  W
Source height	approx.  85  m
muzzle	on the municipal boundary of Prignac and Mons in the aerial coordinates: 45 ° 49 ′ 30 ″  N , 0 ° 21 ′ 35 ″  W 45 ° 49 ′ 30 ″  N , 0 ° 21 ′ 35 ″  W.
Mouth height	approx.  18  m
Height difference	approx. 67 m
Bottom slope	approx. 2.7 ‰
length	25 km
Catchment area	76 km²

The Briou is a river in France that runs in the Charente-Maritime department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the municipal area of Bresdon , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and flows into the antenna as a left tributary after 25 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Prignac and Mons .

Places on the river

(in flow order)

• Bresdon
• Saint-Ouen-la-Thène
• Massac
• Haimps
• Thors
• Mons

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ ^{a b c} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Briou at SANDRE (French), accessed on May 9, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.