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Arroux
River
Porte-Arroux-Autun.jpg
The Arroux near the Porte d'Arroux in Autun.
Country  France
Regions Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Departments Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, Allier
Tributaries
 - left Drée, Mesvrin, Bourbince
 - right Ternin, Méchet
Cities Autun, Gueugnon, Digoin
Source
 - location Culètre, Côte-d'Or, France
 - elevation 430 m (1,411 ft)
 - coordinates 47°8′54″N 4°33′22″E / 47.14833°N 4.55611°E / 47.14833; 4.55611
Confluence Loire River
 - location Digoin, Saône-et-Loire, France
 - elevation 224 m (735 ft)
 - coordinates 46°29′24″N 3°57′33″E / 46.49000°N 3.95917°E / 46.49000; 3.95917
Length 129.4 km (80 mi)
Basin 3,166 km² (1,222 sq mi)
Discharge for Digoin
 - average 34.20 /s (1,208 cu ft/s)

The Arroux is a river located in central France. It's like a natural pathway for water. This river is a "right tributary" of the Loire. This means it flows into the Loire from the right side if you are looking downstream.

Geography of the Arroux River

The Arroux river is about 129.4 kilometers (around 80 miles) long. It has a "drainage basin" that covers 3,166 square kilometers (about 1,222 square miles). A drainage basin is the entire area of land where all the rain and snowmelt eventually drain into that river.

Where the Arroux Starts and Flows

The Arroux river begins in a place called Culètre. This is a small commune (a type of local administrative area) in the south of the Côte-d'Or department in France. It starts at an altitude of about 430 meters (about 1,410 feet) above sea level.

From its start, the Arroux first flows towards the west. Then, it turns and flows towards the southwest.

The Arroux river passes through two main regions and three different departments in France. Some of the towns and communes it flows through include:

Finally, the Arroux river joins the Loire River near the town of Digoin. This meeting point is called a confluence.

Main Rivers Joining the Arroux

Smaller rivers that flow into a larger river are called tributaries. The main tributaries of the Arroux river are:

How Much Water Flows in the Arroux?

The "discharge" of a river tells us how much volume of water passes through a certain point each second. The average yearly discharge of the Arroux river is 34.20 cubic meters per second (about 1,208 cubic feet per second). This measurement is taken near Digoin in the Saône-et-Loire department.

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Digoin (1958 - 2017)

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