Mesvrin

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Mesvrin
Data
Water code FR :  K1314000
location France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region
River system Loire
Drain over Arroux  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source west of Couches
46 ° 52 ′ 6 ″  N , 4 ° 31 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height approx.  454  m
muzzle near Étang-sur-Arroux in the Arroux coordinates: 46 ° 51 ′ 32 "  N , 4 ° 11 ′ 31"  E 46 ° 51 ′ 32 "  N , 4 ° 11 ′ 31"  E
Mouth height approx.  269  m
Height difference approx. 185 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.1 ‰
length 36 km
Reservoirs flowed through Étang de Brandon
Medium-sized cities Le Creusot

The Mesvrin is a river in France that runs in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . It rises on the eastern edge of the Morvan massif, west of Couches , generally drains west to northwest and flows into the Arroux after 36 kilometers at Étang-sur-Arroux as a left tributary .

Places on the river

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