Couze d'Ardes

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Couze d'Ardes
The river at Jassy (commune of Saint-Alyre-ès-Montagne)

The river at Jassy (commune of Saint-Alyre-ès-Montagne)

Data
Water code FR :  K26-0300
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Allier  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Anzat-le-Luguet
45 ° 20 ′ 11 ″  N , 2 ° 56 ′ 21 ″  E
Source height approx.  1295  m
muzzle at Le Breuil-sur-Couze in the Allier coordinates: 45 ° 27 ′ 57 ″  N , 3 ° 16 ′ 16 ″  E 45 ° 27 ′ 57 ″  N , 3 ° 16 ′ 16 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  385  m
Height difference approx. 910 m
Bottom slope approx. 23 ‰
length 39 km

The Couze d'Ardes (just called Couze in the estuary ) is a river in France that runs in the Puy-de-Dôme department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It has its source in the Cézallier Mountains, in the municipality of Anzat-le-Luguet . The source is located on the Chamaroux Pass and is in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park . The river generally drains in a north-easterly direction and flows into the Allier after 39 kilometers at Le Breuil-sur-Couze as a left tributary .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

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