Chavanon

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Chavanon
Ramade
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Water code FR :  P00-0400
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions
River system Dordogne
Drain over Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Crocq
45 ° 50 ′ 30 ″  N , 2 ° 22 ′ 39 ″  E
Source height approx.  787  m
muzzle at Confolent-Port-Dieu in the Dordogne coordinates: 45 ° 33 ′ 15 "  N , 2 ° 30 ′ 57"  E 45 ° 33 ′ 15 "  N , 2 ° 30 ′ 57"  E
Mouth height approx.  530  m
Height difference approx. 257 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.8 ‰
length 54 km
Left tributaries Clidane
Right tributaries Méouzette
Reservoirs flowed through Etang de la Ramade

The Chavanon (in the upper reaches: Ramade ) is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and also touches the neighboring region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes . It rises as a Ramade in the municipality of Crocq , in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park , drains generally in a south-east direction, on the eastern border of the regional park , and flows 54 kilometers from the Gorges du Chavanon into the Dordogne as a right tributary at Confolent-Port-Dieu . On its way, the Chavanon crosses the Creuse and Corrèze departments and also touches the neighboring Puy-de-Dôme department .

Places on the river

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 Chavanon at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 27, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.