Indre (river)

The Indre is a river in central France, left tributary to the Loire River. The Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments are named after this river.

Indre (river)
ProgressionLoireAtlantic Ocean
Length279.3 km (173.5 mi)

Geography

The Indre river has a length of 279.3 km (173.5 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 3,428 km2 (1,324 sq mi) of which 18.29% are forests and 77.86% are used for farming.[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 18.7 m3/s (660 cu ft/s) at Lignières-de-Touraine, Indre-et-Loire.[2]

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Lignières-de-Touraine

Course

The Indre starts in the Monts de Saint-Marien, southwestern Massif Central, in the commune of Saint-Priest-la-Marche, in the south of the Cher department near the border with the Creuse department, at an altitude of about 405 m (1,329 ft).[3]

The Indre flows to the northwest, and passes through the Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, and a total of 58 communes, most of them in the Indre department; the main communes are:[1]

Finally, it flows into the Loire River in Avoine, in the Indre-et-Loire department.[4]

Main tributaries

The main tributaries of the Indre river are:[1]

Left tributaries:

  • Vauvre - 38.8 km

Right tributaries:

  • Igneraie - 37.4 km
  • Indrois - 59.5 km

Gallery

Related pages

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "L'Indre (K7--0260)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 25 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "L'Indre à Lignières-de-Touraine (Marnay)" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Source de l'Indre" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 25 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Confluence de l'Indre" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 25 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)