Clain
| Clain | ||
 The Clain in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : L2-0160 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Vienne → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Hiesse 46 ° 1 ′ 35 ″ N , 0 ° 35 ′ 29 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 210 m | |
| muzzle | at Cenon-sur-Vienne in the Vienne coordinates: 46 ° 46 '53 " N , 0 ° 32' 26" E 46 ° 46 '53 " N , 0 ° 32' 26" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 49 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 161 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 1.1 ‰ | |
| length | 144 km | |
| Catchment area | 3217 km² | |
| Discharge at the Dissay A Eo gauge : 2881 km² |
MQ Mq |
22 m³ / s 7.6 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Payroux , Dive , Vonne , Boivre , Auxance , Palu | |
| Right tributaries | Clouère , Miosson | |
| Medium-sized cities | Poitiers | |
| Small towns | Saint-Benoît , Jaunay clan , Naintré | |
The Clain is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the municipality of Hiesse , generally drains in a northerly direction and flows into the Vienne as a left tributary after 144 kilometers at Cenon-sur-Vienne , south of Châtellerault . On his way he crosses the Charente and Vienne departments .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Hiesse
- Pressac
- Sommières-du-Clain
- Vivonne
- Iteuil
- Ligugé
- Saint-Benoît
- Poitiers
- Chasseneuil-du-Poitou
- Jaunay clan
- Naintré
- Cenon-sur-Vienne
Web links
Commons : Clain - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Clain from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 17, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: L2501610 , option: Synthèse ) .