Egray
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Water code | FR : N4124000 | |
location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
River system | Sèvre Niortaise | |
Drain over | Sèvre Niortaise → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Verruyes 46 ° 31 ′ 6 ″ N , 0 ° 18 ′ 30 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 205 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Saint-Maxire in the Sèvre Niortaise Coordinates: 46 ° 24 ′ 1 ″ N , 0 ° 27 ′ 42 ″ W 46 ° 24 ′ 1 ″ N , 0 ° 27 ′ 42 ″ W |
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Mouth height | approx. 22 m | |
Height difference | approx. 183 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 7.6 ‰ | |
length | 24 km |
The Egray is a river in France that runs in the Deux-Sèvres department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises near the hamlet of La Tardivière in the municipality of Verruyes , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and, after 24 kilometers, flows into a tributary of the Sèvre Niortaise as a right tributary at the hamlet of Les Habites in the municipality of Saint-Maxire . In the upper reaches, the railway line from Thouars via Parthenay to Niort follows the course of the Egray valley.
Places on the river
- La Tardivière municipality of Verruyes
- Champdeniers
- Sainte-Ouenne
- Les Habites , parish of Saint-Maxire
Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
- ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Egray at SANDRE (French), accessed on May 3, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.