The Yèvre is a river in central France. It is a right tributary of the Cher river. It flows through the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Geography
The Yèvre is 80.6 kilometres (50.1 miles) long. Its drainage basin covers 4,540 square kilometres (1,753 square miles) and 80.11% of the watershed is farming land.[1]
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 3.270 m3/s (115.5 cu ft/s) at Savigny-en-Septaine (22 years), at 141 m (463 ft) of altitude.[2]
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Savigny-en-Septaine
Course
The Yèvre starts in the Gron municipality, Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire region, at about 30 km (19 mi) to the east of the city of Bourges. It starts at an altitude of about 185 metres (607 feet) above sea level and it is called here as Ruisseau de Gron.[3]
The Yèvre flows from East to West through the Cher department and through the arrondissements of Bourges and Vierzon and through 18 communes: Gron (source), Baugy, Avord, Farges-en-Septaine, Nohant-en-Goût, Savigny-en-Septaine, Moulins-sur-Yèvre, Osmoy, Saint-Germain-du-Puy, Bourges, Saint-Doulchard, Marmagne, Berry-Bouy, Mehun-sur-Yèvre, Allouis, Vignoux-sur-Barangeon, Foëcy and Vierzon (confluence).[1]
Moulins-sur-Yèvre and Mehun-sur-Yèvre are two communes named after this river.
At its end, the Yèvre flows into the Cher river as a right tributary in the city of Vierzon, at about 100 metres (328 feet) of altitude.[4]
Main tributaries
The main tributaries, with a length greater than 50 km, of the Cher are:
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Left tributaries:
- Airain or Airin - 47.8 km.
- Auron - 76.9 km.
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Right tributaries:
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