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river in France, tributary of the Vienne

Key facts

Native name
La Creuse ( French )
Country
France
Location
Plateau de Millevaches
Elevation
932 m (3,058 ft)
Length
263 km (163 mi)
Basin size
9,570 km (3,690 mi )
Average
81 m /s (2,900 cu ft/s)
Progression
‹See Tfd› Vienne → ‹See Tfd› Loire → Atlantic Ocean

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
France
Located in
Indre-et-Loire
Elevation
34
Image
La Creuse au Pont Noir - Vue vers Badecon-le-Pin.jpg
Length
263.38
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origin of the watercourse
Le Mas-d'Artige
maximum Strahler number
7
Commons category
Creuse river
mouth of the watercourse
Vienne
watershed area
9570
discharge
85
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Encyclopedic overview

The Creuse ( French pronunciation: [kʁøz] ; Occitan: Cruesa) is a 263-kilometre (163 mi) long river in western France, a tributary of the Vienne. Its source is in the Plateau de Millevaches, a north-western extension of the Massif Central.

Course

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Creuse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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