Taurion
Appearance
Taurion | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Limousin |
• elevation | 785 m (2,575 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Vienne |
• coordinates | 45°53′3″N 1°23′40″E / 45.88417°N 1.39444°E |
• elevation | 232 m (761 ft) |
Length | 107.5 km (66.8 mi) |
Basin size | 1,030 km2 (400 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 18.9 m3/s (670 cu ft/s) at Saint-Priest-Taurion |
Basin features | |
Progression | Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Taurion (Occitan: Taurion), as it is known in Haute-Vienne, or Thaurion, as it is known in Creuse, is a 107.5 km long river in western France, tributary of the Vienne river.[1]
Its source is at an altitude of 785 m on the Plateau de Millevaches, on the flanks of the Puy de Groscher, near Gentioux in the commune of Gentioux-Pigerolles, in the Creuse département.
It passes under the bridge of Sénoueix, feeds the Lac de Lavaud-Gelade, before crossing the Rigole du diable. It flows into the Vienne on the right bank at Saint-Priest-Taurion, at 232 m elevation. Hydro-electric dams are built along the river, (La Roche Talamy, l'Étroit, Saint-Marc, Chauvan).
The Taurion flows through the following départements and towns:
- Creuse: Gentioux-Pigerolles, Saint-Hilaire-le-Château, Pontarion, Bourganeuf
- Haute-Vienne: Saint-Priest-Taurion
References
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