Nièvre (river)
Nièvre | ||
The river in Nevers |
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Water code | FR : K19-0300 | |
location | France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | near Bourras-la-Grange in the municipality of Champlemy 47 ° 18 ′ 34 ″ N , 3 ° 20 ′ 3 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 280 m | |
muzzle | in Nevers in the Loire Coordinates: 46 ° 59 ′ 9 ″ N , 3 ° 9 ′ 45 ″ E 46 ° 59 ′ 9 ″ N , 3 ° 9 ′ 45 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 170 m | |
Height difference | approx. 110 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 2.2 ‰ | |
length | 50 km | |
Left tributaries | Nièvre de Champlemy , Nièvre d'Arzembouy | |
Medium-sized cities | Nevers |
The Nièvre is a river in France that runs in the Nièvre département , to which it has given its name, in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . It rises near Bourras-la-Grange in the municipality of Champlemy , generally drains south to south-west and flows into the Loire after 50 kilometers in Nevers as a right tributary . The estuary section in the urban area runs underground, but most of the water flow is already diverted into a canal at Coulanges-lès-Nevers , which bypasses Nevers in the east and reaches the Loire about 500 meters above the original mouth.
Places on the river
- Bourras-la-Grange , Champlemy parish
- Chaume , Champlemy parish
- Dompierre-sur-Nièvre
- La Celle-sur-Nièvre
- Saint-Aubin-les-Forges
- Guérigny
- Urzy
- Coulanges-lès-Nevers
- Nevers
Web links
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