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{{Infobox River | river_name = Indre
{{Infobox river
| image_name = L'Indre à Rigny-Ussé.jpg|290px
| name = Indre
| image = L'Indre à Rigny-Ussé.jpg
| caption =
| image_size = 290px
| origin = [[Cher (département)|Cher (dép.)]]
| map = Indre.png
| mouth = [[Loire River|Loire]]
| native_name = {{native name|fr|L'Indre}}
| basin_countries = [[France]]
| image_caption = The Indre near [[Rigny-Ussé]]
| length = 266 km
| source1_location = near [[Préveranges]], [[Cher (department)|Cher]]
| elevation = 504 m
| mouth_location = [[Loire]]
| discharge = 19 m³/s
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|47|14|2|N|0|11|0|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| watershed = 3,462 km²
| progression = {{RLoire}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[France]]
| length = {{convert|279.3|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = {{convert|504|m|ft|abbr=on}}
| discharge1_avg = {{convert|19|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size = {{convert|3462|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
}}
}}
The '''Indre''' is a [[river]] in central [[France]], left tributary to the river [[Loire River|Loire]].
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==
Its source is in the ''[[département in France|département]]'' [[Cher (département)|Cher]], near [[Préveranges]]. It flows through the ''départements'' [[Cher (département)|Cher]], [[Indre]] and [[Indre-et-Loire]]. It flows through the cities [[La Châtre]], [[Châteauroux]] and [[Loches]].
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= |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>
It joins the river Loire near the site of the nuclear power plant of [[Chinon]], north of [[Avoine]].


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''Départements'' and towns along the river:
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* [[Creuse]]
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* [[Indre-et-Loire]]: [[Loches]]
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bar:Aug from:0 till: 6.240
[[ja:アンドル川]]
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'''Average monthly discharge (m<sup>3</sup>/s) at Lignières-de-Touraine'''
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===Course===
The Indre starts in the ''Monts de Saint-Marien'', southwestern [[Massif Central]], in the [[Communes in France|''commune'']] of [[Saint-Priest-la-Marche]], in the south of the [[Cher (department)|Cher]] department near the border with the [[Creuse]] department, at an [[altitude]] of about {{Convert|405|m|ft|0|abbr=on }}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/carte?c=2.18,46.433056&z=16&l0=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.SCAN-EXPRESS.STANDARD::GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes |title=Source de l'Indre |publisher=Géoportail |language=French |accessdate=25 July 2017 |date= }}</ref>

The Indre flows to the northwest, and passes through the [[Indre (department)|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:<ref name="sandre" />

* [[Centre-Val de Loire]] region
** [[Cher (department)|Cher]]: [[Saint-Priest-la-Marche]]
** [[Indre (department)|Indre]]: [[Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre]], [[La Châtre]], [[Ardentes]], [[Châteauroux]], [[Villedieu-sur-Indre]], [[Buzançais]], [[Saint-Genou]], [[Châtillon-sur-Indre]]
** [[Indre-et-Loire]]: [[Loches]], [[Montbazon]], [[Azay-le-Rideau]]

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==
The main [[Tributary|tributaries]] of the Indre river are:<ref name="sandre" />

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'''Left tributaries''':
* Vauvre - 38.8&nbsp;km
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'''Right tributaries''':
* Igneraie - 37.4&nbsp;km
* Indrois - 59.5&nbsp;km
{{col-end}}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Indre - Pouligny-Saint-Martin (36) - Vue vers Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre.jpg|The Indre in Pouligny-Saint-Martin.
File:Châteauroux - Pont Neuf.jpg|The Indre river in Châteauroux.
File:Déols - Bridge.jpg|The bridge linking Châteauroux to Déols.
File:Loches avec Tour St-Antoine.jpg|The Indre in Loches.
</gallery>

==Related pages==
* [[List of rivers of France]]

== References ==
{{Commonscat|Indre river}}
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Rivers of 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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