Maronne (river)

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Maronne
The Maronne valley near Saint-Paul-de-Salers

The Maronne valley near Saint-Paul-de-Salers

Data
Water code FR :  P1-0250
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions
River system Dordogne
Drain over Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Salers
45 ° 7 ′ 43 ″  N , 2 ° 37 ′ 35 ″  E
Source height approx.  1400  m
muzzle south of Argentat in the Dordogne Coordinates: 45 ° 4 ′ 21 "  N , 1 ° 55 ′ 39"  E 45 ° 4 ′ 21 "  N , 1 ° 55 ′ 39"  E
Mouth height approx.  166  m
Height difference approx. 1234 m
Bottom slope approx. 13 ‰
length 93 km
Left tributaries Etze
Right tributaries Incon
Reservoirs flowed through Barrage d'Enchanet , Barrage du Gour Noir , Barrage de Hautefage

The Maronne is a river in France that runs through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. It rises in the Monts du Cantal , on the northern flank of the Roc des Ombres , in the municipality of Saint-Paul-de-Salers . It flows in the upper reaches through the Regional Nature Park Volcans d'Auvergne , is then dammed several times and generally drains west to south-west. The Maronne flows into the Dordogne as a left tributary after 93 kilometers south of Argentat . On her way she crosses the Cantal and Corrèze 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 on the Maronne from SANDRE (French), accessed on December 8, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.