Oudon (Mayenne)
Oudon | ||
The river in Segré |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : M3-0180 | |
location | France , Pays de la Loire region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Mayenne → Maine → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of La Gravelle 48 ° 4 ′ 21 ″ N , 1 ° 1 ′ 14 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 160 m | |
muzzle | at Le Lion-d'Angers in the Mayenne coordinates: 47 ° 36 ′ 58 ″ N , 0 ° 41 ′ 41 ″ W 47 ° 36 ′ 58 ″ N , 0 ° 41 ′ 41 ″ W. |
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Mouth height | approx. 18 m | |
Height difference | approx. 142 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 1.4 ‰ | |
length | 103 km | |
Left tributaries | Hière , Sazée | |
Right tributaries | Mée , Usure , Chéran , Araize , Verzée | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Étang de Terchant , Étang de la Guéhardière | |
Small towns | Segré , Craon | |
Navigable | between Segré and the estuary |
The Oudon is a river in France , in the Pays de la Loire region . It rises in the municipality of La Gravelle at an altitude of 160 meters and basically drains in a south-easterly direction. It has a course with a multitude of meanders and flows into the Mayenne as a right tributary after 103 kilometers southeast of Le Lion-d'Angers . On its way the Oudon crosses the departments of Mayenne and Maine-et-Loire .
The Oudon is navigable from the estuary to the town of Segré and is now used for water tourism with sport boats and houseboats .
Places on the river
- La Gravelle
- Montjean
- Méral
- Cossé-le-Vivien
- Athée
- Livré-la-Touche
- Craon
- Chérancé
- Châtelain
- Nyoiseau
- Segré
- Le Lion-d'Angers
Web links
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