Clouère

Clouère
Origin	Lessac 46°04′32″N 00°37′59″E / 46.07556°N 0.63306°E / 46.07556; 0.63306
Mouth	Clain 46°26′18″N 00°17′09″E / 46.43833°N 0.28583°E / 46.43833; 0.28583Coordinates: 46°26′18″N 00°17′09″E / 46.43833°N 0.28583°E / 46.43833; 0.28583
Basin countries	France
Length	76.2 km (47.3 mi)
Source elevation	210 m (690 ft)
Mouth elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Avg. discharge	2.55 m3/s (90 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	382 km2 (147 sq mi)

The Clouère (French: la Clouère) is a 76.2 km (47.3 mi) long river in the Charente and Vienne départements, western France. Its source is at Lessac. It flows generally northwest. It is a right tributary of the Clain into which it flows between Château-Larcher and Aslonnes.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Charente: Lessac
• Vienne: Availles-Limouzine, Pressac, Saint-Martin-l'Ars, Usson-du-Poitou, Saint-Secondin, Brion, Saint-Maurice-la-Clouère, Gençay, Marnay, Château-Larcher, Aslonnes

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 17 April 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Clouère at the Sandre database