Marmande (river)

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Marmande
Bridge over the Marmande

Bridge over the Marmande

Data
Water code FR :  K54-0300
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Center-Val de Loire regions
River system Loire
Drain over Cher  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Cérilly
46 ° 36 ′ 11 ″  N , 2 ° 49 ′ 26 ″  E
Source height approx.  345  m
muzzle in the urban area of Saint-Amand-Montrond in the Cher coordinates: 46 ° 43 ′ 40 "  N , 2 ° 29 ′ 28"  E 46 ° 43 ′ 40 "  N , 2 ° 29 ′ 28"  E
Mouth height approx.  150  m
Height difference approx. 195 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.2 ‰
length 46 km
Left tributaries Sologne
Small towns Saint-Amand-Montrond

The Marmande is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Center-Val de Loire regions. It rises in the municipality of Cérilly and flows 46 kilometers into the urban area of Saint-Amand-Montrond as a right tributary into the Cher . In its upper reaches it was dammed up to the reservoir Étang de Pirot and used to supply water to the former canal Canal de Berry . It reaches the canal east of Charenton-du-Cher , which follows it as a side canal until it flows into the Cher . About two kilometers before reaching Saint-Amand-Montrond, the river crosses the canal in a spectacular way at the same water level.

Crossed departments

Places on the river

Remarks

  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 Marmande at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 26, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.