Tarentaine

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Tarentaine
in the headwaters of the Tarentaine

in the headwaters of the Tarentaine

Data
Water code FR :  P06-0400
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Dordogne
Drain over Rhue  → Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Chambon-sur-Lac
45 ° 31 ′ 22 ″  N , 2 ° 49 ′ 25 ″  E
Source height approx.  1780  m
muzzle southwest of Champs-sur-Tarentaine in the Rhue Coordinates: 45 ° 22 ′ 41 ″  N , 2 ° 32 ′ 25 ″  E 45 ° 22 ′ 41 ″  N , 2 ° 32 ′ 25 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  460  m
Height difference approx. 1320 m
Bottom slope approx. 38 ‰
length 35 km
Small towns Champs-sur-Tarentaine

The Tarentaine is a river in France , in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Puy-de-Dôme department , in the Monts Dore on the southwest flank of the Puy Ferrand summit (1854 m), in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park . The river runs in a south-westerly direction, crosses the Artense plateau , forms the border between the Puy-de-Dôme and Cantal departments over a length of about 20 kilometers , then crosses the border and flows a total of 35 kilometers below Champs-sur- Tarentaine as a right tributary to the Rhue .

Places on the river

Attractions

Web links

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 Tarentaine from SANDRE (French), accessed on August 15, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.