Couzon (Dore)

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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

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ 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.