Touvre (river)

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Touvre
The Touvre in Magnac

The Touvre in Magnac

Data
Water code FR :  R2330500
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Charente
Drain over Charente  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Touvre
45 ° 39 ′ 43 ″  N , 0 ° 15 ′ 24 ″  E
Source height approx.  50  m
muzzle in the municipality of Gond-Pontouvre in the Charente Coordinates: 45 ° 39 ′ 59 ″  N , 0 ° 9 ′ 31 ″  E 45 ° 39 ′ 59 ″  N , 0 ° 9 ′ 31 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  30  m
Height difference approx. 20 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.7 ‰
length 12 km
Left tributaries Échelle
Medium-sized cities Angoulême
Small towns Ruelle-sur-Touvre , Gond-Pontouvre
The source area of ​​the Touvre

The source area of ​​the Touvre

The Touvre is a river in France that runs in the Charente department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the municipality of Touvre from a large number of spring pots and flows into the Charente in the municipality of Gond-Pontouvre .

geography

Sources de la Touvre

Springs of the Touvre (Bouillant)

The Sources de la Touvre (Eng. Sources of the Touvre) are located on the edge of the karst area of ​​La Rochefoucauld . There are grottos and underground caves everywhere that drain the water and make entire rivers disappear. In the town of Touvre, this water comes back to the surface in several strong karst springs , thus forming the Touvre River.

The total flow of all springs averages 13,070 l / s, but varies between 7000 and 17,600 l / s. Together they form the second most powerful spring in France after the Fontaine de Vaucluse . The individual sources are named Bouillant , Dormant , Font de Lussac and Lèche . The bouillant is 15 meters deep and its water is used to supply drinking water. The dormant is about 25 meters deep. The 17 km long Échelle stream flows into the source area of ​​the somewhat remote Lèche.

Investigations have shown that the majority of the water that escapes there comes from the rivers Tardoire and Bandiat , which only take their normal course when the water level is high and otherwise end in nothing for the viewer. The Bellonne river also has an underground inlet to the source area of ​​the Touvre.

course

The Touvre generally drains in a westerly direction and flows into the Charente as a left tributary after about 12 kilometers in the municipality of Gond-Pontouvre , right next to Angoulême .

Tributaries

  • Échelle (left)
  • Ruisseau de Bellevue (left)
  • Ruisseau de Viville (right)
  • Ruisseau de la Font-Noire (left)
  • Ruisseau de Lunesse (left)

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : River Touvre  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Sources of the Touvre  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 about the Touvre at SANDRE (French), accessed on May 9, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.