Cher (river)






























































Cher
Le Cher


Cher riviere.jpg
The Cher

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 / 47.34250; 0.48028 (Loire-Cher)Coordinates: 47°20′33″N 0°28′49″E / 47.34250°N 0.48028°E / 47.34250; 0.48028 (Loire-Cher)
Length 367.8 km (228.5 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 (Occitan: Char) is a river in central France, a left tributary of the Loire. It is 367.8 km (228.5 mi) long and its basin area is 13,718 km2 (5,297 sq mi).[1] 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'.




Contents






  • 1 Departments and towns


  • 2 Tributaries


  • 3 Navigation


  • 4 References





Departments and towns


The Cher flows through the following departments, and along the following towns:[2]



  • Creuse


  • Allier: Montluçon


  • Cher: Saint-Amand-Montrond, Vierzon

  • Loir-et-Cher


  • Indre-et-Loire: Tours



Tributaries


The main tributaries of the Cher are, from spring to mouth (L: left / R: right):



  • (L) Tardes
    • (L) Voueize


  • (R) Amaron or Lamaron at Montluçon

  • (R) Aumance at Meaulne

  • (R) Yèvre at Vierzon

    • (L) Auron

    • (R) Colin



  • (L) Arnon at Vierzon
    • (L) Théols


  • (R) Sauldre at Selles-sur-Cher

  • (L) Fouzon above Saint-Aignan



Navigation


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.[3] 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.[4]



References





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  2. ^ "Geoportail Homepage". Geoportail.fr (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-17.


  3. ^ Fluviacarte, Cher


  4. ^ Fluviacarte, Canal de Berry

















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