Oust (river)

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Oust
The river in front of Josselin Castle

The river in front of Josselin Castle

Data
Water code FR :  J8-0230
location France , Brittany region
River system Vilaine
Drain over Vilaine  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Corlay,
48 ° 21 ′ 33 ″  N , 3 ° 0 ′ 12 ″  W
Source height approx.  230  m
muzzle at Saint-Jean-la-Poterie in the Vilaine Coordinates: 47 ° 37 '54 "  N , 2 ° 5' 52"  W 47 ° 37 '54 "  N , 2 ° 5' 52"  W.
Mouth height approx.  3  m
Height difference approx. 227 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.6 ‰
length 145 km
Left tributaries Lié , Ninian , Aff
Right tributaries Claie , Arz
Small towns Redon
Navigable from Rohan to Redon as part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest

The Oust is a river in France that runs in the Brittany region . Its source is in the municipality of Corlay . The dewatered Oust generally southeast direction and crosses the department Cotes-Armor , Morbihan and Ille-et-Vilaine . After 145 kilometers it flows into the Vilaine at Saint-Jean-la-Poterie , just below Redon , as a right tributary . The river section from Rohan to Redon is canalized and navigable as part of the Canal de Nantes à Brest . Today the canal is only used for tourism by sport boats and houseboats .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

Commons : Oust River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Oust at SANDRE (French), accessed on August 27, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.