Sornin

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Sornin
The Sornin in Charlieu

The Sornin in Charlieu

Data
Water code FR :  K10-0300
location France , regions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères
46 ° 15 ′ 11 ″  N , 4 ° 27 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height approx.  590  m
muzzle near Pouilly-sous-Charlieu in the Loire Coordinates: 46 ° 9 '11 "  N , 4 ° 5' 53"  E 46 ° 9 '11 "  N , 4 ° 5' 53"  E
Mouth height approx.  250  m
Height difference approx. 340 m
Bottom slope approx. 7.2 ‰
length 47 km
Left tributaries Petit Sornin , Mussy , Botoret , Chaudonnet
Right tributaries Bezo , Genette

The Sornin is a river in France that runs through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. It rises in the municipality of Saint-Bonnet-des-Bruyères , initially drains in a westerly direction, then swings to the southwest and flows into the Loire after 47 kilometers at Pouilly-sous-Charlieu as a right tributary . On its way, the Sornin crosses the Rhône , Saône-et-Loire and Loire departments .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  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 Sornin at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 27, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.