The Chavanon (French pronunciation: [ʃavanɔ̃]; Occitan: Chavanon) (also called la Ramade) is a 54.2-kilometre (33.7 mi) long river in the Creuse, Puy-de-Dôme and Corrèze départements, central France.[1] Its source is in Crocq. It flows generally southeast. It is a right tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows between Savennes and Confolent-Port-Dieu.
Chavanon | |
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The Chavanon between Feyt and Bourg-Lastic | |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Crocq |
• coordinates | 45°50′26″N 02°22′40″E |
• elevation | 780 m (2,560 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Dordogne |
• coordinates | 45°33′14″N 02°30′57″E |
• elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
Length | 54.2 km (33.7 mi) |
Basin size | 474 km2 (183 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 6.53 m3/s (231 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
On most of its course it forms part of the boundary between the Limousin and Auvergne regions.
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
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