Sorme
| Sorme | ||
 The Etang de la Sorme reservoir |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : K1357000 | |
| location | France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Bourbince → Arroux → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Uchon 46 ° 47 ′ 37 ″ N , 4 ° 16 ′ 23 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 610 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Blanzy in the Bourbince Coordinates: 46 ° 41 ′ 19 ″ N , 4 ° 22 ′ 50 ″ E 46 ° 41 ′ 19 ″ N , 4 ° 22 ′ 50 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 277 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 333 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 17 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 20 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Etang de la Sorme | |
The Sorme is a river in France that runs in the Saône-et-Loire department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . It springs under the name Ruisseau de Moirans Merle in Morvan Natural Regional Park , in the southern municipality of Uchon , dehydrated generally to the southeast and ends after 20 kilometers in the municipality of Blanzy as a right tributary to the Bourbince that here on the Canal du Center is accompanied .
Etang de la Sorme reservoir
In the lower reaches, the river is dammed up to the lake Étang de la Sorme , which has a capacity of around 10 million cubic meters of water and covers a surface of 360 hectares, which extends over the municipalities of Blanzy , Les Bizots and Charmoy . It was built in 1971 for the purpose of keeping drinking water reserves ready in dry seasons.
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- La Franois , parish of Uchon
- Le Champ Trois , municipality of Charmoy
- Sorme , Charmoy parish
- Charmoy
- Saint-Nizier , municipality of Les Bizots
- Blanzy