Cure (river)
Cure | ||
The river at Pierre-Perthuis |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : F31-0400 | |
location | France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region | |
River system | His | |
source | in the municipality of Anost 47 ° 6 ′ 25 ″ N , 4 ° 4 ′ 54 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 725 m | |
muzzle | at Cravant in the Yonne coordinates: 47 ° 40 ′ 29 ″ N , 3 ° 41 ′ 17 ″ E 47 ° 40 ′ 29 ″ N , 3 ° 41 ′ 17 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 110 m | |
Height difference | approx. 615 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 5.4 ‰ | |
length | approx. 113 km | |
Catchment area | 1311 km² | |
Left tributaries | Chalaux , Brinjame | |
Right tributaries | Cousin , Vau de Bouche | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Lac des Settons , Réservoir du Crescent |
The Cure is a river in France that runs in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . It has its source in the Morvan Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Anost , and generally drains in a north-westerly direction. It flows through the Lac des Settons and Réservoir du Crescent reservoirs and flows into the Yonne as a right tributary after around 113 kilometers at Cravant . On its way, the Cure crosses the Saône-et-Loire , Nièvre and Yonne departments .
Between Vermenton and the estuary, the Canal d'Accolay , a branch of the Canal du Nivernais, runs parallel to the river .
Places on the river
- Anost
- Planchez
- Gien-sur-Cure
- Montsauche-les-Settons
- Dun-les-Places
- Saint-André-en-Morvan
- Domecy-sur-Cure
- Pierre-Perthuis
- Saint-Pere
- Vezelay
- Arcy-sur-Cure
- Vermenton
- Accolay
- Cravant
Web links
Commons : Cure - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the relevant website sandre.eaufrance.fr/ , accessed on July 10, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.