Clouère

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Clouère
The river at Gençay

The river at Gençay

Data
Water code FR :  L23-0300
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Loire
Drain over Clain  → Vienne  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Lessac
46 ° 4 ′ 36 ″  N , 0 ° 37 ′ 55 ″  E
Source height approx.  210  m
muzzle in the municipality of Château-Larcher in the Clain coordinates: 46 ° 26 ′ 18 ″  N , 0 ° 17 ′ 9 ″  E 46 ° 26 ′ 18 ″  N , 0 ° 17 ′ 9 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  86  m
Height difference approx. 124 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.6 ‰
length 76 km
Catchment area 1956 km²

The Clouère is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the Charente department , in the municipality of Lessac , then drains in a generally northwestern direction through the Vienne department and flows 76 kilometers below Baptresse , in the municipality of Château-Larcher, as a right tributary into the Clain .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Clouère at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 20, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.