Clouère
The Clouère (French: la Clouère, IPA: [la kluɛʁ]) is a 76.3 km (47.4 mi) long river in the Charente and Vienne departments in western France.[1] Its source is at Lessac. It flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Clain, into which it flows between Château-Larcher and Aslonnes.
| Clouère | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| ⁃ location | Lessac |
| ⁃ coordinates | 46°04′32″N 00°37′59″E |
| ⁃ elevation | 210 m (690 ft) |
| Mouth | |
⁃ location | Clain |
⁃ coordinates | 46°26′18″N 00°17′09″E |
⁃ elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Length | 76.3 km (47.4 mi) |
| Basin size | 382 km2 (147 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| ⁃ average | 2.55 m3/s (90 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Clain→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
Departments and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Charente: Lessac
- Vienne: Availles-Limouzine, Pressac, Saint-Martin-l'Ars, Usson-du-Poitou, Saint-Secondin, Brion, Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère, Gençay, Marnay, Château-Larcher, Aslonnes
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 17 April 2009.
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