Vincou

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Vincou
The Vincou in Bellac

The Vincou in Bellac

Data
Water code FR :  L52-0300
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Loire
Drain over Gartempe  → Creuse  → Vienne  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Compreignac
46 ° 0 ′ 46 ″  N , 1 ° 17 ′ 32 ″  E
Source height approx.  380  m
muzzle in the municipality of Peyrat-de-Bellac in the Gartempe coordinates: 46 ° 8 ′ 44 ″  N , 1 ° 0 ′ 26 ″  E 46 ° 8 ′ 44 ″  N , 1 ° 0 ′ 26 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  164  m
Height difference approx. 216 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.3 ‰
length 50 km
Catchment area 287 km²
Left tributaries Glay owl
Right tributaries Bazine
Reservoirs flowed through Étang de la Crouzille , Étang de Tricherie , Étang de Châteaumoulin

The Vincou is a river in France that runs in the Haute-Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the Ambazac Mountains, in the municipality of Compreignac , generally drains in a north-westerly direction through an area rich in lakes and flows after 50 kilometers in the municipality of Peyrat-de-Bellac as a left tributary into the Gartempe .

Places on the river

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 Vincou at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 19, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.