Claise

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Claise
The Claise at Preuilly-sur-Claise

The Claise at Preuilly-sur-Claise

Data
Water code FR :  L6-0200
location France , Center-Val de Loire region
River system Loire
Drain over Creuse  → Vienne  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Luant
46 ° 44 ′ 13 ″  N , 1 ° 32 ′ 33 ″  E
Source height approx.  140  m
muzzle in the municipality of Abilly in the Creuse Coordinates: 46 ° 56 ′ 31 ″  N , 0 ° 42 ′ 19 ″  E 46 ° 56 ′ 31 ″  N , 0 ° 42 ′ 19 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  42  m
Height difference approx. 98 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.1 ‰
length approx. 87 km
Left tributaries Cinq Bondes , Yoson
Right tributaries Aigronne , Brignon

The Claise is a river in France that runs in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises in the municipality of Luant , generally drains in a north-westerly direction, crosses the water-rich Brenne Regional Nature Park and, after around 87 kilometers , flows into the Creuse as a right tributary at Rives , in the municipality of Abilly . The Claise crosses the Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments on its way .

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 Claise at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 19, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.