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HYDROGRAPHIC PORTRAIT

FLEUVE CHARENTE

Location

Poitou-Charentes, France

Origins of the name

Celtic word. Latin : Carentonus, «quiet river»

Lenght

360 km

The Catchment Area 's surface

10 000 km²

Rate of draft

95 m 3 .s -1

Path

From Chéronnac (Haute-Vienne) To the estuary of Rochefort (Atlantic Ocean)

Main Affluents

Tardoire, Son, Né, Boutonne, Seugne, Antenne

Click here to know more about...
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Water cycle
- The different types of streams
- The geological eras

 

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