Marmande (river)
Marmande | ||
Bridge over the Marmande |
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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 |
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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 |
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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.