Sèvre Niortaise

Sèvre Niortaise
*La Sèvre niortaise* (French)
Sèvre Niortaise; La Sèvre niortaise (French)
	File:Sèvre niortaise.jpg The Sèvre Niortaise near Niort
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Deux-Sèvres
- elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Mouth
- location	Atlantic Ocean
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Length	158.4 km (98.4 mi)
Discharge
- average	44 m3/s (1,600 cu ft/s)

The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.

It starts in the Deux-Sèvres department (named "Two Sèvres" after this and the Sèvre Nantaise) and flows through Niort (that is the origin of the second part of the river's name).

Geography[change]

The Sèvre Niortaise river has a length of 158.4 km (98 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 3,650 km² (1,409 sq mi).^[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 11.60 m³/s (410 cu ft/s) at Niort.^[2]

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</timeline> Average monthly discharge (m³/s) at Niort

Course[change]

The Sèvre Niortaise starts in the commune of Sepvret in the Deux-Sèvres department, at an elevation of about 150 m (492 ft).^[3] It then flows to the northwest through the departments of Vendée and Charente-Maritime.

Finally, the river flows into the Atlantic Ocean to north of the city of La Rochelle.^[4]

The Sèvre Nantaise flows through 2 regions, 3 departments and 38 communes:^[1]

Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
- Deux-Sèvres: Sepvret, Chey, Exoudun, La Mothe-Saint-Héray, Saint-Maixent-l'École, La Crèche, François, Chauray, Saint-Gelais, Échiré, Saint-Maxire, Sciecq, Niort, Magné, Coulon, Arçais
- Charente-Maritime: Marans, Charron
Pays de la Loire region
- Vendée: Damvix, Maillé, L'Île-d'Elle.

Main tributaries[change]

The main tributaries of the Sèvre Niortaise river are:^[1]

Left tributaries:

Lambon - 40.8 km
Mignon - 45.9 km

Right tributaries:

Vendée - 82.5 km

Gallery[change]

Niort from the Sèvre Nantaise river

Niort from the Sèvre Nantaise river
The Sèvre Niortaise in Coulon

The Sèvre Niortaise in Coulon
The Sèvre Niortaise in Marans

The Sèvre Niortaise in Marans
The Sèvre Niortaise in Brault

The Sèvre Niortaise in Brault

Related pages[change]

List of rivers of France

References[change]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "La Sèvre Niortaise N---006-)" (in français). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
↑ "La Sèvre Niortaise à Niort (La Tiffardière)" (in français). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
↑ "Source de la Sèvre Niortaise" (in français). Géoportail. Retrieved 23 August 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Confluence de la Sèvre Niortaise" (in français). Géoportail. Retrieved 23 August 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

Other websites[change]

Banque Hydro - Station N4300623 - La Sèvre Niortaise à Niort (La Tiffardière) Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

[sandre-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "La Sèvre Niortaise N---006-)" (in français). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

[2] "La Sèvre Niortaise à Niort (La Tiffardière)" (in français). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.

[3] "Source de la Sèvre Niortaise" (in français). Géoportail. Retrieved 23 August 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[4] "Confluence de la Sèvre Niortaise" (in français). Géoportail. Retrieved 23 August 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

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