Nièvre (Loire) facts for kids
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| River | |
 The Nièvre river in Nevers
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Nièvre |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Nièvre de Champlemy, Nièvre d’Arzembouy |
| Source | Bourras-la-Grange |
| - location | Champlemy, Nièvre, France |
| - elevation | 280 m (919 ft) |
| - coordinates | 47°18′34″N 3°20′03″E / 47.30944°N 3.33417°E |
| Mouth | Loire |
| - location | Nevers, Nièvre, France |
| - elevation | 170 m (558 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°59′09″N 3°09′45″E / 46.98583°N 3.16250°E |
| Length | 49.6 km (31 mi) |
| Basin | 630 km² (243 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Urzy |
| - average | 5.28 m³/s (186 cu ft/s) |
The Nièvre is a small river in France, right tributary of the Loire river. It flows through the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Two communes of the Nièvre department have the name of the river in their names: Dompierre-sur-Nièvre and La Celle-sur-Nièvre.
Geography
The Nièvre river has a length of 49.6 km (30.8 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 630 km2 (243 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 5.28 cubic metres per second at Uzy.
Course
The source of the Nièvre is near the village Bourras-la-Grange in the Champlemy commune, Nièvre department, at an altitude of about 280 m (919 ft).
The Nièvre flows, in general, from the northeast to the southwest and passes through the following cantons and communes, all in the Nièvre department:
- Cantons: Prémery, Donzy, La Charité-sur-Loire, Pougues-les-Eaux, Guérigny and Nevers-Nord.
- Communes: Champlemy, Saint-Malo-en-Donziois, Châteauneuf-Val-de-Bargis, Dompierre-sur-Nièvre, La Celle-sur-Nièvre, Beaumont-la-Ferrière, Saint-Aubin-les-Forges, Parigny-les-Vaux, Guérigny, Urzy, Saint-Martin-d'Heuille, Coulanges-lès-Nevers, Nevers
Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Loire River in the centre of the city of Nevers, at 170 m (558 ft) of altitude.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Nièvre are (only right tributaries because the left tributaries are very short):
- Nièvre de Champlemy - 8.8 km;
- Nièvre d’Arzembouy - 28.7 km;
Gallery
The Nièvre river flowing through downtown Nevers before joining the Loire river:
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Río Nièvre para niños
