Indre River

Indre River

Infobox River | river_name = Indre


image_size = 290px
caption =
origin = Cher (dép.)
mouth = Loire
coord|47|14|2|N|0|11|0|E|name=Loire-Indre|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 271 km
elevation = 504 m
discharge = 19 m³/s
watershed = 3,462 km²The Indre is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire.

Its source is in the "département" Cher, near Préveranges. It flows through the "départements" Cher, Indre and Indre-et-Loire. It flows through the cities La Châtre, Châteauroux and Loches.

It joins the river Loire near the site of the nuclear power plant of Chinon, north of Avoine.

"Départements" and towns along the river:
* Creuse
* Cher
* Indre: La Châtre, Châteauroux
* Indre-et-Loire: Loches

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/K7--026-.php?cg=K7--026- The Indre at the Sandre database]


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