Vouzance

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Vouzance
Data
Water code FRK1414000
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipal area of Loddes
46 ° 17 ′ 41 ″  N , 3 ° 45 ′ 35 ″  E
Source height approx.  410  m
muzzle below Molinet in the Loire Coordinates: 46 ° 29 ′ 29 "  N , 3 ° 56 ′ 23"  E 46 ° 29 ′ 29 "  N , 3 ° 56 ′ 23"  E
Mouth height approx.  223  m
Height difference approx. 187 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.6 ‰
length 41 km
Right tributaries Petite Vouzance

The Vouzance is a river in France that runs in the Allier department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipal area of Loddes , initially drains in an easterly direction, then swings to the northeast and north and flows into the Loire as a left tributary after 41 kilometers below Molinet . In the area of ​​the mouth, the Vouzance crosses under the Canal latéral à la Loire , which here accompanies the Loire as a side canal .

Places on the river

Remarks

  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 Vouzance at SANDRE (French), accessed on August 17, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. In the map series from geoportail.fr 1: 64,000 and larger, accessed on August 17, 2010, the river name is given as Sorme .