Cosson (river)

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Cosson
The river at La Ferté-Saint-Aubin

The river at La Ferté-Saint-Aubin

Data
Water code FR :  K47-0300
location France , Center-Val de Loire region
River system Loire
Drain over Beuvron  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Vannes-sur-Cosson
47 ° 41 ′ 52 ″  N , 2 ° 14 ′ 52 ″  E
Source height approx.  136  m
muzzle at Candé-sur-Beuvron in the Beuvron coordinates: 47 ° 29 '43 "  N , 1 ° 15' 3"  E 47 ° 29 '43 "  N , 1 ° 15' 3"  E
Mouth height approx.  64  m
Height difference approx. 72 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.75 ‰
length 96 km
Left tributaries Canne
Right tributaries Bourillon
Reservoirs flowed through Etang d'Ossain
Medium-sized cities Blois
Small towns La Ferté-Saint-Aubin , Vineuil

The Cosson is a river in France that runs in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises in the Sologne , in the municipality of Vannes-sur-Cosson , from the Étang de la Ramellière . The river generally drains in a westerly direction and after 96 kilometers flows into the Beuvron as a right tributary at Candé-sur- Beuvron , just before it flows into the Loire . On its way, the Cosson crosses the Loiret and Loir-et-Cher departments .

Places on the river

Web links

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

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 Cosson at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 25, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.