Couze Chambon

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Couze Chambon
The Couze Chambon in the village of Champeix

The Couze Chambon in the village of Champeix

Data
Water code FRK2674000
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Allier  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Chambon-sur-Lac , in the Monts Dore
45 ° 32 ′ 8 ″  N , 2 ° 49 ′ 58 ″  E
Source height approx.  1600  m
muzzle at Coudes in the Allier coordinates: 45 ° 36 '50 "  N , 3 ° 12' 39"  E 45 ° 36 '50 "  N , 3 ° 12' 39"  E
Mouth height approx.  350  m
Height difference approx. 1250 m
Bottom slope approx. 31 ‰
length 40 km
Catchment area 195 km²
Flowing lakes Lac Chambon

The Couze Chambon is a river in the Puy-de-Dôme department in France. It rises in the Monts Dore , in the municipality of Chambon-sur-Lac, and after 40 kilometers flows into the Allier as a left tributary at Coudes .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Couze Chambon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

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