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The Creuse (French pronunciation: [kʁøz] (listen); Occitan: Cruesa) is a 263-kilometre (163 mi) long river in western France, a tributary of the Vienne.[1] Its source is in the Plateau de Millevaches, a north-western extension of the Massif Central.

Creuse
La Creuse in Argenton-sur-Creuse
Native name	La Creuse (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Plateau de Millevaches
• elevation	932 m (3,058 ft)
Mouth
• location	Vienne
• coordinates	47°0′22″N 0°34′7″E
Length	263 km (163 mi)
Basin size	9,570 km2 (3,690 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	81 m3/s (2,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

Course

The Creuse flows northwest through the following departments and towns:

• Creuse department (named after the river): Aubusson.
• Indre department: Argenton-sur-Creuse, Le Blanc.
• Indre-et-Loire department : Yzeures-sur-Creuse, Descartes
• Vienne department: La Roche-Posay

The Creuse flows into the Vienne about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Châtellerault. It receives its longest tributary, the Gartempe, in La Roche-Posay.

The Creuse valley is the setting for paintings by the so-called Crozant School, including works by Armand Guillaumin and a series of vivid landscapes by the Bordeaux artist Alfred Smith.[2]

Dams and lakes

There are six hydroelectric dams on the river. Three are in the Creuse département with one at Chambon-Sainte-Croix above Anzême, one at Les Chezelles near Le Bourg-d'Hem and one at L'Âge upstream of La Celle-Dunoise. The remaining three are in the Indre including the Éguzon Dam which was opened in 1926 and was, at the time, the largest dam in Europe.^{[citation needed]} The lakes created by the dams are popular tourist destinations and several have artificial beaches and leisure facilities.^{[citation needed]}

Main tributaries

References

External links

• Media related to Creuse river at Wikimedia Commons

На других языках

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[de] Creuse

Die Creuse ist ein Fluss in Frankreich. Sie entspringt im Zentralmassiv am Plateau de Millevaches. Ihre Quelle liegt im Gemeindegebiet von Le Mas-d’Artige in etwa 810 Metern Höhe. Die Creuse entwässert zunächst nach Norden, wendet sich dann Richtung Nordwest und mündet nach rund 263 Kilometern[2] beim Ort Bec des Deux Eaux westlich von Port-de-Piles als rechter Nebenfluss in die Vienne.

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- [en] Creuse (river)

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[es] Río Creuse

El río Creuse (en occitano Cruesa) es un río de Francia de la cuenca del Loira. Nace a 932 msnm en la meseta de Millevaches, en la comuna de le Mas-d’Artige (departamento de Creuse). Es afluente por la derecha del río Vienne, en el cual desemboca en el Bec des Deux Eaux, entre las comunas de Port-de-Piles (Vienne), y Ports y Nouâtre, (Indre y Loira), a 33,30 msnm. Su longitud es de 255 km. Su cuenca tiene una extensión de 9.570 km².

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[it] Creuse (fiume)

La Creuse è un fiume del centro della Francia, affluente della Vienne, lungo 255 km.[1]

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[ru] Крёз (река)

Крёз (фр. Creuse, окс. Cruesa) — река на юго-западе Франции, правый приток реки Вьенна. Протекает по регионам Новая Аквитания и Центр — Долина Луары. Длина 255 км, площадь бассейна 9570 км². Средний расход воды в устье 85 м³/сек.

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