Crac'h (river)

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Crac'h
The river in La Trinité-sur-Mer

The river in La Trinité-sur-Mer

Data
Water code FR :  undefined
location France , Brittany region
River system Crac'h
source in the municipal area of Brech
47 ° 40 ′ 21 ″  N , 3 ° 1 ′ 52 ″  W
Source height approx.  27  m
muzzle between La Trinité-sur-Mer and Saint-Philibert in the Atlantic Ocean Coordinates: 47 ° 34 ′ 0 "  N , 3 ° 0 ′ 42"  W 47 ° 34 ′ 0 "  N , 3 ° 0 ′ 42"  W
Mouth height 0  m
Height difference approx. 27 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.8 ‰
length 15 km
Left tributaries Ruisseau de Pont er Rui
Navigable in the lower reaches

The Crac'h (in the upper reaches: Ruisseau de Couyanzeur ) is a river in France that runs in the Morbihan department in Brittany . It rises in the municipality of Brech , first drains in a south-westerly direction, then hooks it north of Carnac east to north-east, but finally turns south and flows after a total of 15 kilometers between La Trinité-sur-Mer and Saint-Philibert at the Pointe du Kerbihan in the Bay of Quiberon and thus in the Atlantic Ocean . In the lower reaches, the river is already influenced by the tides and forms an approximately eight kilometer long funnel mouth .

Places on the river

Attractions

A variety of relics from the megalithic culture can be seen along the river .

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on earlier information about the Crac'h at SANDRE (French), accessed on July 30, 2011, rounded to full kilometers. A current entry is no longer available at sandre.fr!