Couze Pavin

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Couze Pavin
Medieval bridge over the river at dinosaurs

Medieval bridge over the river at dinosaurs

Data
Water code FR :  K2654000
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Allier  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source Monts Dore massif, in the municipality of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
45 ° 30 ′ 22 ″  N , 2 ° 51 ′ 26 ″  E
Source height approx.  1270  m
muzzle at Issoire in the Allier coordinates: 45 ° 32 '42 "  N , 3 ° 16' 34"  E 45 ° 32 '42 "  N , 3 ° 16' 34"  E
Mouth height approx.  370  m
Height difference approx. 900 m
Bottom slope approx. 20 ‰
length 46 km
Right tributaries Couze de Valbeleix
Small towns Issoire

The Couze Pavin is a river in France that runs in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises from the Lac des Hermines reservoir near the ski resort of Super Besse , in the municipality of Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise , which is fed by a large number of mountain streams from the nearby peaks of Puy de Perdrix and Puy de Paillaret des Monts Dore massif. The river initially stays in a south-easterly direction, but then swings north-east to east and flows into the Allier after 46 kilometers at Issoire as a left tributary . The Couze Pavin covers around the top third of its course in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Couze Pavin at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 25, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.