Cheylard (river)

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Cheylard
Mercoire
The river at Cheylard-l'Évêque

The river at Cheylard-l'Évêque

Data
Water code FR :  K2064800
location France , Occitania region
River system Loire
Drain over Langouyrou  → Allier  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Saint-Frézal-d'Albuges,
44 ° 35 ′ 30 ″  N , 3 ° 47 ′ 18 ″  E
Source height approx.  1440  m
muzzle in the municipality of Cheylard-l'Évêque in the Langouyrou Coordinates: 44 ° 39 ′ 22 ″  N , 3 ° 49 ′ 28 ″  E, 44 ° 39 ′ 22 ″  N , 3 ° 49 ′ 28 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  1050  m
Height difference approx. 390 m
Bottom slope approx. 39 ‰
length 10 km

The Cheylard (in the upper reaches: Mercoire ) is a river in France that runs in the Lozère department in the Occitanie region . It rises in the northern Cevennes , at the Moure de la Gardille summit , in the municipality of Saint-Frézal-d'Albuges , generally drains north to northeast and flows after 10 kilometers at the Moulin des Huttes , in the municipality of Cheylard-l'Évêque , as a left tributary in the Langouyrou .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  3. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Cheylard at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 7, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.