Renaison (river)

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Renaison
The river in Roanne

The river in Roanne

Data
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
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
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

Web links

Commons : Renaison  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Renaison from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 27, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.