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{{Infobox river
{{Geobox|River
| name = Indre
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| image = L'Indre à Rigny-Ussé.jpg
| name = Indre
| image_size = 290px
| native_name =
| map = Indre.png
| other_name =
| native_name = {{native name|fr|L'Indre}}
| category =
| image_caption = The Indre near [[Rigny-Ussé]]
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| source1_location = near [[Préveranges]], [[Cher (department)|Cher]]
| etymology =
| mouth_location = [[Loire]]
| nickname =
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| progression = {{RLoire}}
| image = L'Indre à Rigny-Ussé.jpg
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| image_caption = The Indre in [[Rigny-Ussé]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[France]]
| image_alt = The Indre in Rigny-Ussé
| length = {{convert|279.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| image_size =
| source1_elevation = {{convert|504|m|ft|abbr=on}}
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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|19|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| country = [[France]]
| basin_size = {{convert|3462|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
| state =
| region = Centre-Val de Loire
| district = [[Cher (department)|Cher]]
| district1 = [[Indre (department)|Indre]]
| district2 = Indre-et-Loire
| district_type=Departments
| municipality = Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre
| municipality1 = La Châtre
| municipality2 = Ardentes
| municipality3 = Châteauroux
| municipality4 = Buzançais
| municipality5 = Châtillon-sur-Indre
| municipality6 = Loches
| municipality7 = Montbazon
| municipality8 = Azay-le-Rideau
| municipality_type=Communes
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| parent =
| tributary_left =Vauvre
| tributary_right =Igneraie
| tributary_right1 =Indrois
| city = La Châtre
| city1 = Châteauroux
| city2 = Loches
| landmark =
<!-- *** River locations *** -->
| source = Monts de Saint-Marien
| source_location = Saint-Priest-la-Marche
| source_region = Massif Central
| source_country = France
| source_elevation = 405
| source_lat_d = 46
| source_lat_m = 25
| source_lat_s = 59
| source_lat_NS =N
| source_long_d = 2
| source_long_m = 10
| source_long_s = 48
| source_long_EW =E
| mouth_type = [[Confluence]]
| mouth = [[Loire River|Loire]]
| mouth_location = [[Avoine, Indre-et-Loire|Avoine]]
| mouth_region = Indre-et-Loire
| mouth_country = France
| mouth_elevation = 30
| mouth_lat_d = 47
| mouth_lat_m = 14
| mouth_lat_s = 2
| mouth_lat_NS =N
| mouth_long_d = 0
| mouth_long_m = 11
| mouth_long_s = 0
| mouth_long_EW =E
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| length = 279.3
| width =
| depth =
| volume =
| watershed = 3428
| discharge = 18.70
| discharge_location = Lignières-de-Touraine
| discharge_max =
| discharge_min =
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| website =
| commons =Indre river
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| footnotes =
}}
}}
The '''Indre''' is a [[river]] in central [[France]], left [[tributary]] to the [[Loire River|Loire]] rover. The [[Indre]] and [[Indre-et-Loire]] [[Departments of France|departments]] are named after this river.
The '''Indre''' is a [[river]] in central [[France]], left [[tributary]] to the [[Loire River]]. The [[Indre (department)|Indre]] and [[Indre-et-Loire]] [[Departments of France|departments]] are named after this river.


==Geography==
==Geography==
The Indre river has a length of {{Convert|279.3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} and a [[drainage basin]] with an area of {{Convert|3428|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on }} of which 18.29% are [[forest]]s and 77.86% are used for [[farming]].<ref name="sandre">{{cite web |url=http://services.sandre.eaufrance.fr/Courdo/Fiche/client/fiche_courdo.php?CdSandre=K7--0260 |title=L'Indre (K7--0260) |publisher=SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau |language=French |accessdate=25 July 2017 |date= }}</ref>
The Indre river has a length of {{Convert|279.3|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} and a [[drainage basin]] with an area of {{Convert|3428|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on }} of which 18.29% are [[forest]]s and 77.86% are used for [[farming]].<ref name="sandre">{{cite web |url=http://services.sandre.eaufrance.fr/Courdo/Fiche/client/fiche_courdo.php?CdSandre=K7--0260 |title=L'Indre (K7--0260) |publisher=SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau |language=French |accessdate=25 July 2017 |date= |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303183228/http://services.sandre.eaufrance.fr/Courdo/Fiche/client/fiche_courdo.php?CdSandre=K7--0260 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Its average yearly [[Discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] ([[volume]] of [[water]] which passes through a section of the river per [[Unit of measurement|unit]] of [[time]]) is {{Convert|18.7|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on }} at [[Lignières-de-Touraine]], [[Indre-et-Loire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stations/K7542610&procedure=synthese |title=L'Indre à Lignières-de-Touraine (Marnay) |publisher=Banque Hydro |language=French |accessdate=25 July 2017 |date= }}</ref>
Its average yearly [[Discharge (hydrology)|discharge]] ([[volume]] of [[water]] which passes through a section of the river per [[Unit of measurement|unit]] of [[time]]) is {{Convert|18.7|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on }} at [[Lignières-de-Touraine]], [[Indre-et-Loire]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stations/K7542610&procedure=synthese |title=L'Indre à Lignières-de-Touraine (Marnay) |publisher=Banque Hydro |language=French |accessdate=25 July 2017 |date= |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212212/http://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stations/K7542610%26procedure%3Dsynthese |url-status=dead }}</ref>


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** [[Indre-et-Loire]]: [[Loches]], [[Montbazon]], [[Azay-le-Rideau]]
** [[Indre-et-Loire]]: [[Loches]], [[Montbazon]], [[Azay-le-Rideau]]


Finally, it flows into the [[[[Loire River|Loire]]] river] in [[Avoine, Indre-et-Loire|Avoine]], in the [[Indre-et-Loire]] department.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte?c=0.183333,47.233889&z=15&l0=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.SCAN-EXPRESS.STANDARD::GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes |title=Confluence de l'Indre |publisher=Géoportail |language=French |accessdate=25 July 2017 |date= }}</ref>
Finally, it flows into the [[Loire River]] in [[Avoine, Indre-et-Loire|Avoine]], in the [[Indre-et-Loire]] department.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte?c=0.183333,47.233889&z=15&l0=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.SCAN-EXPRESS.STANDARD::GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes |title=Confluence de l'Indre |publisher=Géoportail |language=French |accessdate=25 July 2017 |date= }}</ref>


==Main tributaries==
==Main tributaries==
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'''Left tributaries''':
'''Left tributaries''':
* Vauvre - 38.8 km
* Vauvre - 38.8&nbsp;km
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'''Right tributaries''':
'''Right tributaries''':
* Igneraie - 37.4 km
* Igneraie - 37.4&nbsp;km
* Indrois - 59.5 km
* Indrois - 59.5&nbsp;km
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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


[[Category:Rivers of France]]
[[Category:Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire]]
[[Category:Centre-Val de Loire]]

Latest revision as of 15:51, 10 March 2024

Indre
L'Indre  (French)
The Indre near Rigny-Ussé
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationnear Préveranges, Cher
 - elevation504 m (1,654 ft)
Mouth 
 - locationLoire
 - coordinates47°14′2″N 0°11′0″E / 47.23389°N 0.18333°E / 47.23389; 0.18333
Length279.3 km (173.5 mi)
Basin size3,462 km2 (1,337 sq mi)
Discharge 
 - average19 m3/s (670 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionLoire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Indre is a river in central France, left tributary to the Loire River. The Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments are named after this river.

Geography

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The Indre river has a length of 279.3 km (173.5 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 3,428 km2 (1,324 sq mi) of which 18.29% are forests and 77.86% are used for farming.[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 18.7 m3/s (660 cu ft/s) at Lignières-de-Touraine, Indre-et-Loire.[2]

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Lignières-de-Touraine

Course

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The Indre starts in the Monts de Saint-Marien, southwestern Massif Central, in the commune of Saint-Priest-la-Marche, in the south of the Cher department near the border with the Creuse department, at an altitude of about 405 m (1,329 ft).[3]

The Indre flows to the northwest, and passes through the Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, and a total of 58 communes, most of them in the Indre department; the main communes are:[1]

Finally, it flows into the Loire River in Avoine, in the Indre-et-Loire department.[4]

Main tributaries

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The main tributaries of the Indre river are:[1]

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  • The Indre in Pouligny-Saint-Martin.
    The Indre in Pouligny-Saint-Martin.
  • The Indre river in Châteauroux.
    The Indre river in Châteauroux.
  • The bridge linking Châteauroux to Déols.
    The bridge linking Châteauroux to Déols.
  • The Indre in Loches.
    The Indre in Loches.
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References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Indre river.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "L'Indre (K7--0260)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "L'Indre à Lignières-de-Touraine (Marnay)" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Source de l'Indre" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Confluence de l'Indre" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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