Maine (Sèvre Nantaise)

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Maine
Data
Water code FR :  M74-0300
location France , Pays de la Loire region
River system Loire
Drain over Sèvre Nantaise  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Les Herbiers
46 ° 52 ′ 14 ″  N , 0 ° 58 ′ 30 ″  W
Source height approx.  140  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine and Vertou in the Sèvre Nantaise Coordinates: 47 ° 9 ′ 10 ″  N , 1 ° 26 ′ 42 ″  W 47 ° 9 ′ 10 ″  N , 1 ° 26 ′ 42 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  6  m
Height difference approx. 134 m
Bottom slope approx. 2 ‰
length 68 km
Left tributaries Petite Maine
Reservoirs flowed through Retenue de la Bultière
Small towns Les Herbiers
Navigable from the estuary to Château-Thébaud

The Maine (in the upper reaches: Grande Maine ) is a river in France , in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises in the municipality of Les Herbiers and generally drains to the northwest. In the city of Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu it meets its twin river Petite Maine and is only called Maine from then on . After a total length of 68 kilometers, it flows into the Sèvre Nantaise as a left tributary at the municipal boundary of Saint-Fiacre-sur-Maine and Vertou . On its way, the Maine crosses the Vendée and Loire-Atlantique departments .

shipping

In the estuary section, the Maine is navigable over a length of about 5 kilometers and forms a contiguous water area with the Sèvre Nantaise , the Loire and the Erdre . Commercial shipping has ceased, but pleasure craft can travel up the Maine to Château-Thébaud .

Places on the river

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Maine from SANDRE (French), accessed on May 27, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.