Couzon (Dore)
Couzon | ||
|
||
Data | ||
Water code | FR : K2944000 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Dore → Allier → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipal area of Noirétable 45 ° 46 ′ 2 ″ N , 3 ° 44 ′ 22 ″ E |
|
Source height | approx. 1165 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Courpière in the Dore coordinates: 45 ° 45 ′ 20 ″ N , 3 ° 32 ′ 46 ″ E 45 ° 45 ′ 20 ″ N , 3 ° 32 ′ 46 ″ E |
|
Mouth height | approx. 310 m | |
Height difference | approx. 855 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 39 ‰ | |
length | 22 km | |
Catchment area | 82 km² | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Lac d'Aubusson |
The Couzon is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Noirétable , just on the border with the neighboring municipality of Vollore-Montagne , which also forms the border between the Loire and Puy-de-Dôme departments and the two regions. The river generally drains in a westerly direction through the Livradois-Forez Regional Nature Park and flows into the Dore as a right tributary after 22 kilometers in the municipality of Courpière .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Couzon at SANDRE (French), accessed on May 2, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.