Egray

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Egray
Data
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
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
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

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  3. ↑ 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.