Tyx (river)
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Tyx Tix |
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| Water code | FR : K3244000 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions | |
| River system | Loire | |
| Drain over | Sioulet → Sioule → Allier → Loire → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the parish of Basville 45 ° 51 ′ 10 ″ N , 2 ° 25 ′ 7 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 753 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Saint-Étienne-des-Champs in the Sioulet Coordinates: 45 ° 50 ′ 21 ″ N , 2 ° 36 ′ 28 ″ E 45 ° 50 ′ 21 ″ N , 2 ° 36 ′ 28 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 604 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 149 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 7.5 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 20 km | |
| Left tributaries | Létrade | |
| Flowing lakes | Étang Neuf, Étang du Moulin, Étang de Vernet, Étang de Tyx | |
The Tyx (also spelled Tix ) is a river in France that runs through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. It has its source in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park , near the hamlet of Pompignat , in the municipality of Basville . It generally drains in an easterly direction, crosses several lakes and, after around 20 kilometers, flows into the Sioulet as a left tributary in the municipality of Saint-Étienne-des-Champs . On its way, the Tyx crosses the Creuse and Puy-de-Dôme departments .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Le Layrit , Basville Parish
- Saugère , municipality of La Celle
- La Celle
- Tyx , municipality of Saint-Avit
- Condat-en-Combraille
- Meneix , Condat-en-Combraille municipality
- Chênerailles , commune of Saint-Étienne-des-Champs
ecology
The area around the Étang de Tyx is designated as a type 1 ecotope (French ZNIEFF , zone naturelle d'interêt écologique, faunistique et floristique ).