Loiret (river)

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Loiret
The Loiret

The Loiret

Data
Water code FR :  K43-0300
location France , Center-Val de Loire region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in Orléans-la-Source , a district of Orléans
47 ° 51 ′ 1 ″  N , 1 ° 56 ′ 14 ″  E
Source height approx.  95  m
muzzle below Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin in the Loire Coordinates: 47 ° 51 ′ 48 "  N , 1 ° 48 ′ 5"  E 47 ° 51 ′ 48 "  N , 1 ° 48 ′ 5"  E
Mouth height approx.  89  m
Height difference approx. 6 m
Bottom slope approx. 0.5 ‰
length 12 km
Catchment area 282 km²
Right tributaries Dhuy
Big cities Orleans
Small towns Olivet , Saint-Pryvé-Saint-Mesmin
Mouth of the Loiret (front right) into the Loire

Mouth of the Loiret (front right) into the Loire

The Loiret is a river in France that runs in the Loiret department of the same name in the Center-Val de Loire region .

geography

Source du Loiret

The source of the Loiret ("Le Bouillon")

The Loiret rises in the municipality of Orléans , in a newly built district called Orléans-la-Source on the southern outskirts . The Source du Loiret , which is also called “Le Bouillon”, is located in the Parc Floral park . It is a karst spring that is fed underground by the Loire, which partially seeps into the limestones near Jargeau . The spring pot , shimmering turquoise at times, has a diameter of around 21 meters, is around eight meters deep and pours an average of 1300 liters per second. The discharge depends on the water level of the Loire. After one kilometer, the straight flowing Loiret takes on the 34 km long Dhuy flowing in from the right .

course

The Loiret (German: Little Loire ) generally drains in a north-westerly direction through the southern suburbs of Orléans and flows into the Loire as a left tributary after 12 kilometers below Saint-Hilaire-Saint-Mesmin .

Places on the river

Tributaries

  • Dhuy (right)
  • Bras de Bou (right)
  • Bras des Montées (right)
  • Pie (left)

Web links

Commons : Loiret  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Loiret from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 17, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.
  3. ↑ La rivière du Loiret (French)