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| Cher | |
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 The Cher | |
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| Native name | Char (Occitan) |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Massif Central |
| • elevation | 762 m (2,500 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Loire |
• coordinates | 47°20′33″N 0°28′49″E / 47.34250°N 0.48028°E |
| Length | 365.1 km (226.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 13,718 km2 (5,297 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 104 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Cher (/ʃɛər/ SHAIR, French: [ʃɛʁ] ; Occitan: Char) is a river in central France, a left tributary of the Loire. It is 365.1 km (226.9 mi) long,[1] and its basin area is 13,718 km2 (5,297 sq mi). Its source is in the Creuse department, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire at Villandry, west of Tours.
The river suffered a devastating flood in 1940, which damaged the Château de Chenonceau, which spans the river, and other structures along the banks. It owes its name to the pre-Indo-European root kʰar 'stone'.
Departments and towns
[edit]The Cher flows through the following departments, and along the following towns:[1]
Tributaries
[edit]The main tributaries of the Cher are, from spring to mouth (L: left / R: right):[1]
- (L) Tardes
- (L) Voueize
- (R) Amaron or Lamaron at Montluçon
- (R) Aumance at Meaulne
- (R) Yèvre at Vierzon
- (L) Arnon at Vierzon
- (L) Théols
- (R) Sauldre at Selles-sur-Cher
- (L) Fouzon above Saint-Aignan
Navigation
[edit]The Cher was part of a network of waterways that linked the city of Tours to Nevers, where connections to other regions of France existed. As of 2018[update], only the 54 kilometres (34 mi) section between Larçay (southeast of Tours) and Noyers-sur-Cher is navigable for small boats (maximum draft 80 cm). It has 14 locks.[2] At Noyers-sur-Cher, it is connected with the Canal de Berry, of which only the westernmost 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) section until Selles-sur-Cher is navigable.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Cher (K---0090)".
- ^ Fluviacarte, Cher
- ^ Fluviacarte, Canal de Berry
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