Dive (Thouet)
Dive | ||
The river near Brézé |
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Water code | FR : L85-0300 | |
location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions and Pays de la Loire | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Thouet → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Maisonneuve 46 ° 42 ′ 43 ″ N , 0 ° 2 ′ 41 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 120 m | |
muzzle | below Saint-Just-sur-Dive in the Thouet coordinates: 47 ° 11 ′ 25 ″ N , 0 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ W 47 ° 11 ′ 25 ″ N , 0 ° 5 ′ 0 ″ W |
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Mouth height | approx. 27 m | |
Height difference | approx. 93 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.3 ‰ | |
length | 72 km | |
Right tributaries | Sauves , Briande , Petite Maine |
The Dive is a river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire regions. It rises in the municipality of Maisonneuve , drains generally in a northerly direction, reaches the Loire-Anjou-Touraine Regional Nature Park and flows 72 kilometers below Saint-Just-sur-Dive as a right tributary into the Thouet . On her way she crosses the departments of Vienne , Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire .
shipping
The section of the river between the estuary and the town of Pas-de-Jeu (28 kilometers) is canalized and part of the Canal de la Dive , which continues on the Thouet and continues to the Loire estuary. Originally planned as a connection between Loire and Charente , the existing part was put into operation in 1834, further expansion was stopped. 9 locks were built on the dive that corresponded to the Becquey ship standard (32 × 5.20 meters). The canal was mainly used by tow barges , which mostly delivered local products for onward transport to the Loire. With the expansion of the railway, the volume of freight fell more and more, and shipping on the canal was completely stopped in 1957.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Web links
- The channel in the Babel project (French)