Taurion

Taurion
The Sénoueix bridge over the Taurion
Data
Water code	FR :  L0--0150
location	France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system	Loire
Drain over	Vienne  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source	Plateau de Millevaches , in the municipality of Gentioux-Pigerolles 45 ° 47 ′ 14 ″  N , 2 ° 2 ′ 38 ″  E
Source height	approx.  820  m
muzzle	at Saint-Priest-Taurion in the Vienne Coordinates: 45 ° 53 ′ 2 "  N , 1 ° 23 ′ 40"  E 45 ° 53 ′ 2 "  N , 1 ° 23 ′ 40"  E
Mouth height	approx.  235  m
Height difference	approx. 585 m
Bottom slope	approx. 5.4 ‰
length	108 km
Catchment area	2300 km²
Left tributaries	Vige
Right tributaries	Banize , Leyrenne , Gosne
Reservoirs flowed through	Lac de Lavaud-Gelade

The Taurion (also: Thaurion ) is a river in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It has its source in the Massif Central , on the Plateau de Millevaches . The source is about 800 meters above sea level, near Paillier , in the municipality of Gentioux-Pigerolles , in the middle of the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park . The river first drains to the northwest, then turns to the southwest and flows into the Vienne after 108 kilometers at Saint-Priest-Taurion as a right tributary . On his way he crosses the Creuse and Haute-Vienne departments . The water of the Taurion supplies the Lac de Lavaud-Gelade , a 285 hectare reservoir . There are also a number of smaller reservoirs in the lower reaches of the river.

Places on the river

• Saint-Hilaire-le-Château
• Pontarion
• Thauron
• Bosmoreau-les-Mines
• Bourganeuf
• Châtelus-le-Marcheix
• Saint-Laurent-les-Églises
• Saint-Martin-Terressus
• Saint-Priest-Taurion

Attractions

• Pont de Sénoueix , an old stone arch bridge north of the town of Sénoueix, in the municipality of Gentioux-Pigerolles, a registered historical monument of France.
• Rigole du diable ( Devil's Gorge ), a ditch cut deep by the river in the municipality of Royère-de-Vassivière .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b c} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Taurion at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 17, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.