Renaison (river)
Renaison | ||
The river in Roanne |
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Water code | FR : K0924000 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
River system | Loire | |
Drain over | Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Arcon 45 ° 59 ′ 42 ″ N , 3 ° 52 ′ 48 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 760 m | |
muzzle | in the urban area of Roanne in the Loire Coordinates: 46 ° 1 ′ 48 ″ N , 4 ° 4 ′ 39 ″ E 46 ° 1 ′ 48 ″ N , 4 ° 4 ′ 39 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 270 m | |
Height difference | approx. 490 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 19 ‰ | |
length | 26 km | |
Left tributaries | Tâche | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Barrage du Rouchain | |
Medium-sized cities | Roanne | |
Small towns | Riorges |
The Renaison (in the upper reaches: Rouchain ) is a river in France that runs in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises under the name Rouchain in the municipality of Arcon and initially drains in a generally northward direction. At Les Noës it is dammed up in the Barrage du Rouchain , swings west and takes the name Renaison . After a total of 26 kilometers, it flows into the Loire as a left tributary in the urban area of Roanne .
Places on the river
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