Alagnon facts for kids
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 Confluence of Alagnon and Alagnonnette
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| Country |  France |
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| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Departments | Cantal, Haute-Loire, Puy-de-Dôme |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Allanche, Sianne, Bave, Auze |
| - right | Arcueil, Alagnonnette, Violette |
| Source | Mounts of Cantal |
| - location | Laveissière, Cantal, France |
| - elevation | 1,590 m (5,217 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°5′58″N 2°43′17″E / 45.09944°N 2.72139°E |
| Confluence | Allier |
| - location | Auzat-la-Combelle, Puy-de-Dôme, France |
| - elevation | 390 m (1,280 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°27′8″N 3°18′14″E / 45.45222°N 3.30389°E |
| Length | 85.9 km (53 mi) |
| Basin | 1,042 km² (402 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Lempdes-sur-Allagnon |
| - average | 11.9 m³/s (420 cu ft/s) |
The Alagnon is a French river that starts in the Massif Central within the Regional Natural Park of the Volcanoes of Auvergne (French: Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne) and that flows through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is a left tributary of the Allier.
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Geography
The Alagnon river has a length of 85.9 km (53.4 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 1,042 km2 (402 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 11.90 m3/s (420 cu ft/s) at Lempdes-sur-Allagnon in the Haute-Loire department.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Lempdes-sur-Allagnon (50 years)
Course
The Alagnon river starts in the Mounts of Cantal (Massif Central), near the Puy Bataillouse mountain, commune of Laveissière, at an altitude of about 1,590 m (5,217 ft), in the Cantal department. First, it flows to the east, near the Super Lioran ski resort, and gets into a gorge and, then, into a valley near Murat. The river flows in general to the northeast and gets into deep gorges in Lempdes-sur-Allagnon.
The Alagnon river flows through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 3 departments and 23 communes. Two communes are named after the river: La Chapelle-d'Alagnon and Lempdes-sur-Allagnon. It flows through the following communes, among others:
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
- Cantal department: Laveissière, Murat, La Chapelle-d'Alagnon, Neussargues-Moissac, Ferrières-Saint-Mary, Molompize, Massiac
- Haute-Loire department: Grenier-Montgon, Torsiac, Lempdes-sur-Allagnon
- Puy-de-Dôme department: Charbonnier-les-Mines, Beaulieu, Auzat-la-Combelle
Finally, it flows into the Allier river in the town of Auzat-la-Combelle, in the place known as Le Saut du Loup, in the Puy-de-Dôme department.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries, over 20 km long, of the Cère river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
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The Alagnon in Torsiac.
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The Alagnon and the Léotoing castle.
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The Alagnon in Molompize.
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