Thouet

Thouet
Thouet is located in France
Thouet
Thouet is located in Pays de la Loire
Thouet
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 - locationLoire
 - coordinates47°16′47″N 0°6′38″W / 47.27972°N 0.11056°W / 47.27972; -0.11056
Length142 km (88 mi)
Basin size3,396 km2 (1,311 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLoire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Thouet is a river in western France, flowing through the Deux-Sèvres and Maine-et-Loire departments, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Pays de la Loire regions.

It is one of the last left tributary of the Loire river.

Geography

The Thouet river has a length of 142.5 km (89 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 3,282 km2 (1,267 sq mi).[1]

Course

The Thouet starts in the Gâtine plateau, west of the Deux-Sèvres department, in the commune of Le Beugnon, near Secondigny and close to the source of the Sèvre Nantaise river, at an elevation of about 223 m (732 ft).[2] From the source to Parthenay the river flows in a generally southwest-northwest direction. To the east of Parthenay, the river turns north and flows on a generally northward direction for the rest of its course.

Finally, the river flows into the Loire river in the city of Saumur.[3]

The Thouet flows through 2 regions, 2 departments and 34 communes; some of them are:[1]

Main tributaries

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


References

  1. 1 2 3 "Le Thouet (L8--0210)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 20 May 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Source du Thouet" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Confluence du Thoue" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 25 August 2016.

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