Indre River facts for kids
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 The Indre in Rigny-Ussé
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Centre-Val de Loire |
| Departments | Cher, Indre, Indre-et-Loire |
| Communes | Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, La Châtre, Ardentes, Châteauroux, Buzançais, Châtillon-sur-Indre, Loches, Montbazon, Azay-le-Rideau |
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| - left | Vauvre |
| - right | Igneraie, Indrois |
| Cities | La Châtre, Châteauroux, Loches |
| Source | Monts de Saint-Marien |
| - location | Saint-Priest-la-Marche, Massif Central, France |
| - elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°25′59″N 2°10′48″E / 46.43306°N 2.18000°E |
| Confluence | Loire |
| - location | Avoine, Indre-et-Loire, France |
| - elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| - coordinates | 47°14′2″N 0°11′0″E / 47.23389°N 0.18333°E |
| Length | 279.3 km (174 mi) |
| Basin | 3,428 km² (1,324 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Lignières-de-Touraine |
| - average | 18.70 m³/s (660 cu ft/s) |
The Indre is a river in central France, left tributary to the Loire River. The Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments are named after this river.
Geography
The Indre river has a length of 279.3 km (173.5 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 3,428 km2 (1,324 sq mi) of which 18.29% are forests and 77.86% are used for farming.
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 18.7 m3/s (660 cu ft/s) at Lignières-de-Touraine, Indre-et-Loire.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Lignières-de-Touraine
Course
The Indre starts in the Monts de Saint-Marien, southwestern Massif Central, in the commune of Saint-Priest-la-Marche, in the south of the Cher department near the border with the Creuse department, at an altitude of about 405 m (1,329 ft).
The Indre flows to the northwest, and passes through the Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, and a total of 58 communes, most of them in the Indre department; the main communes are:
- Centre-Val de Loire region
- Cher: Saint-Priest-la-Marche
- Indre: Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre, La Châtre, Ardentes, Châteauroux, Villedieu-sur-Indre, Buzançais, Saint-Genou, Châtillon-sur-Indre
- Indre-et-Loire: Loches, Montbazon, Azay-le-Rideau
Finally, it flows into the Loire River in Avoine, in the Indre-et-Loire department.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Indre river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
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The Indre in Pouligny-Saint-Martin.
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The Indre river in Châteauroux.
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The bridge linking Châteauroux to Déols.
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The Indre in Loches.
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Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Río Indre para niños
