Sèvre Niortaise facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Sèvre Niortaise |
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 The Sèvre Niortaise near Niort
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| Country | France |
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| Regions | Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Pays de la Loire |
| Departments | Deux-Sèvres, Vendée, Charente-Maritime |
| Communes | Saint-Maixent-l'École, Niort, Damvix, Marans |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Lambon, Mignon |
| - right | Autise, Vendée |
| City | Niort |
| Source | |
| - location | Sepvret, Deux-Sèvres, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 150 m (492 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°17′32″N 0°6′9″W / 46.29222°N 0.10250°W |
| Mouth | Atlantic Ocean |
| - location | north of La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°18′30″N 1°7′48″W / 46.30833°N 1.13000°W |
| Length | 158.4 km (98 mi) |
| Basin | 3,650 km² (1,409 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Niort |
| - average | 11.60 m³/s (410 cu ft/s) |
The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.
It starts in the Deux-Sèvres department (named "Two Sèvres" after this and the Sèvre Nantaise) and flows through Niort (that is the origin of the second part of the river's name).
Geography
The Sèvre Niortaise river has a length of 158.4 km (98 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 3,650 km2 (1,409 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 11.60 m3/s (410 cu ft/s) at Niort.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Niort
Course
The Sèvre Niortaise starts in the commune of Sepvret in the Deux-Sèvres department, at an elevation of about 150 m (492 ft). It then flows to the northwest through the departments of Vendée and Charente-Maritime.
Finally, the river flows into the Atlantic Ocean to north of the city of La Rochelle.
The Sèvre Nantaise flows through 2 regions, 3 departments and 38 communes:
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
- Deux-Sèvres: Sepvret, Chey, Exoudun, La Mothe-Saint-Héray, Saint-Maixent-l'École, La Crèche, François, Chauray, Saint-Gelais, Échiré, Saint-Maxire, Sciecq, Niort, Magné, Coulon, Arçais
- Charente-Maritime: Marans, Charron
- Pays de la Loire region
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Sèvre Niortaise river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
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Niort from the Sèvre Nantaise river
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The Sèvre Niortaise in Coulon
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The Sèvre Niortaise in Marans
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The Sèvre Niortaise in Brault
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Sèvre Niortaise para niños
