Nièvre (Loire)

The Nièvre is a small river in France, right tributary of the Loire river. It flows through the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Nièvre (Loire)
ProgressionLoireAtlantic Ocean
Length49.6 km (30.8 mi)

Two communes of the Nièvre department have the name of the river in their names: Dompierre-sur-Nièvre and La Celle-sur-Nièvre.

Geography

The Nièvre river has a length of 49.6 km (30.8 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 630 km2 (243 sq mi).[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 5.28 cubic metres per second at Uzy.[2]

Course

The source of the Nièvre is near the village Bourras-la-Grange in the Champlemy commune, Nièvre department, at an altitude of about 280 m (919 ft).[3]

The Nièvre flows, in general, from the northeast to the southwest and passes through the following cantons and communes, all in the Nièvre department:[1]

Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Loire River in the centre of the city of Nevers, at 170 m (558 ft) of altitude.[4]

Main tributaries

The main tributaries of the Nièvre are (only right tributaries because the left tributaries are very short):

  • Nièvre de Champlemy - 8.8 km;[5]
  • Nièvre d’Arzembouy - 28.7 km;[6]

Gallery

The Nièvre river flowing through downtown Nevers before joining the Loire river:

Related pages

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "La Nièvre (K19-0300)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 9 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. "La Nièvre à Urzy (K1963010)" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. "Source de la Nièvre" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 9 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Confluence de la Nièvre" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 9 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. "La Nièvre de Champlémy (K1944500)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 9 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. "La Nièvre d'Arzembouy (K1954000)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 9 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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