Boutonne

Boutonne
The Boutonne at Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationChef-Boutonne
 - coordinates46°06′46″N 00°03′57″W / 46.11278°N 0.06583°W / 46.11278; -0.06583
 - elevation85 m (279 ft)
Mouth 
 - locationCharente
 - coordinates45°54′32″N 00°49′35″W / 45.90889°N 0.82639°W / 45.90889; -0.82639
 - elevation4 m (13 ft)
Length98.8 km (61.4 mi)
Basin size1,320 km2 (510 sq mi)
Discharge 
 - average13 m3/s (460 cu ft/s)

The Boutonne is a river of western France that flows through the Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime departments, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It is a right tributary of the Charente river.

Geography

The Boutonne has a length of 98.8 km (61.4 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 1,327 km2 (512 sq mi).

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 5.50 m3/s (194 cu ft/s) at Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne in the Charente-Maritime department, at an altitude of 34 m (112 ft).


Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne (1969-2017)


Course

The Boutonne starts in the southeast of the Deux-Sèvres department, in the commune of Chef-Boutonne (that is, "Head of the Boutonne"), at an elevation of about 90 m (295 ft).

It flows to the west and, later, to the southwest through the Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime departments before flowing, at almost right angle, into the Charente river in Cabariot at about 4 m (13 ft) of altitude.

The Boutonne flows through 1 region (Nouvelle-Aquitaine), 2 departments and 41 communes; they are, from source to mouth:

Seven communes have the name of the river in their names: Chef-Boutonne, Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne, Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, Tonnay-Boutonne, Blanzay-sur-Boutonne, Nuaillé-sur-Boutonne, Vernoux-sur-Boutonne.

Main tributaries

The main tributaries of the Boutonne river are:


References

  1. 1 2 3 "La Boutonne (R6--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "La Boutonne à Saint-Séverin-sur-Boutonne [Moulin de Châtre]" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Source de la Boutonne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Confluence de la Boutonne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 29 May 2017.

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