Sèvre Nantaise
The Sèvre Nantaise is a river in western France, a left tributary of the Loire river.
| Sèvre Nantaise | |
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| Progression | Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Length | 141.8 km (88.1 mi) |
It starts in the Deux-Sèvres department (named "Two Sèvres" after this and the Sèvre Niortaise river that flows through Niort) and ends in the city of Nantes (and is the origin of the second part of the river's name).
Geography
The Sèvre Nantaise river has a length of 141.8 km (88 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 2,356 km2 (910 sq mi).[1]
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 23.60 m3/s (833 cu ft/s) at Nantes, where the Sèvre Nantaise joins the Loire river.[2]
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Nantes
Course
The Sèvre Nantaise starts in the Gâtines plateau, commune of Neuvy-Bouin, near the commune of Secondigny in the Deux-Sèvres department, at an elevation of about 210 m (689 ft).[3] It then flows to the northwest through the departments of Vendée, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique.
Finally, the river flows into the Loire river in the city of Nantes.[4]
The Sèvre Nantaise flows through 2 regions, 4 departments and 44 communes:[1]
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
- Deux-Sèvres: 15 communes.
- Pays de la Loire region
- Vendée: 15 communes.
- Maine-et-Loire: two communes.
- Loire-Atlantique: 12 communes.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Sèvre Nantaise river are:[1]
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "La Sèvre Nantaise M7--0240)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "La Sèvre Nantaise à Nantes (Pont-Rousseau)" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Source de la Sèvre Nantaise" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Confluence de la Sèvre Nantaise" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
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Other websites
- Banque Hydro - Station M7502410 - La Sèvre Nantaise à Nantes Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Visite virtuelle du basin de la Sèvre Nantaise (in French)