Cher (river)
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Template:Infobox river The Cher (/ʃɛər/ SHAIR, fr; Template:Langx) is a river in central France, a left tributary of the Loire, with a length of Template:Cvt,[1] and a basin area of Template:Cvt. The source is in the Creuse department, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire at Villandry, west of Tours.
The river suffered a devastating flood in 1940, which damaged the Château de Chenonceau, which spans the river, and other structures along the banks. It owes its name to the pre-Indo-European root kʰar 'stone'.
Departments and towns
[edit]The Cher flows through the following departments, and along the following towns:[1]
Tributaries
[edit]The main tributaries of the Cher are, from spring to mouth (L: left / R: right):[1]
Navigation
[edit]The Cher was part of a network of waterways that linked the city of Tours to Nevers, where connections to other regions of France existed. As of 2018[update], only the 54 kilometres (34 mi) section between Larçay (southeast of Tours) and Noyers-sur-Cher is navigable for small boats (maximum draft 80 cm). It has 14 locks.[2] At Noyers-sur-Cher, it is connected with the Canal de Berry, of which only the westernmost 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) section until Selles-sur-Cher is navigable.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Template:Sandre
- ↑ Fluviacarte, Cher
- ↑ Fluviacarte, Canal de Berry
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- Rivers of France
- Cher basin
- Rivers of Allier
- Rivers of Cher (department)
- Rivers of Creuse
- Rivers of Indre-et-Loire
- Rivers of Loir-et-Cher
- Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire
- Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine