Craon (river)

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Craon
Data
Water code FR :  K5534000
location France , Center-Val de Loire region
River system Loire
Drain over Airin  → Yèvre  → Cher  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Baugy
47 ° 2 ′ 0 ″  N , 2 ° 46 ′ 49 ″  E
Source height approx.  203  m
muzzle in the municipality of Vornay in the Airin coordinates: 46 ° 58 ′ 54 ″  N , 2 ° 34 ′ 34 ″  E 46 ° 58 ′ 54 ″  N , 2 ° 34 ′ 34 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  152  m
Height difference approx. 51 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.1 ‰
length approx. 24 km
Flowing lakes Étang de Craon

The Craon is a river in France that runs in the Cher department in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises in the municipality of Baugy , near the Commune déléguée Laverdines , initially drains in a southerly direction, then swings to the west and after around 24 kilometers flows into the Airin as a right tributary in the municipality of Vornay . In its lower reaches, the Craon crosses the Polygone de Tir de Bourges restricted military area .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ Craon at SANDRE (French)
  4. ↑ Information on the Polygone de Tir de Bourges (French)