Roudon

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Roudon
Data
Water code FR :  K14-0300
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Montcombroux-les-Mines
46 ° 21 ′ 4 ″  N , 3 ° 42 ′ 26 ″  E
Source height approx.  370  m
muzzle in the municipality of Diou in the Loire Coordinates: 46 ° 33 ′ 1 "  N , 3 ° 43 ′ 53"  E 46 ° 33 ′ 1 "  N , 3 ° 43 ′ 53"  E
Mouth height approx.  210  m
Height difference approx. 160 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.4 ‰
length 36 km
Left tributaries Balinet

The Roudon is a river in France that runs in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises near the hamlet of Les Pérochons , in the municipality of Montcombroux-les-Mines , drains in several large loops, but generally in a northerly direction, through the sparsely populated area of ​​the Sologne Bourbonnaise and flows after 36 kilometers in the municipality of Diou as a left tributary, for example 200 meters above the Besbre estuary, in the Loire . In the estuary section, the Roudon passes under the Canal latéral à la Loire , which here runs parallel to the Loire.

Places on the river

Attractions

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Roudon at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 15, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.