Tardes (river)

Tardes

The suspension bridge over the Tardes, between Budelière and Évaux-les-Bains.
Origin Basville
Mouth Cher
Basin countries France
Length 77.3 km (48.0 mi)
Source elevation 720 m (2,360 ft)
Mouth elevation 290 m (950 ft)
Avg. discharge 9.09 m3/s (321 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area 972 km2 (375 sq mi)

The Tardes (French: la Tardes) is a 77.3 km (48.0 mi) long river in the Creuse département, central France. Its source is at Basville. It flows generally north. It is a left tributary of the Cher into which it flows between Évaux-les-Bains and Budelière.

Its main tributary is the Voueize.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Basville, Saint-Oradoux-près-Crocq, Crocq, Saint-Pardoux-d'Arnet, La Villetelle, Saint-Avit-de-Tardes, Saint-Silvain-Bellegarde, Lupersat, Champagnat, Saint-Domet, La Serre-Bussière-Vieille, Peyrat-la-Nonière, Saint-Priest, Le Chauchet, Saint-Julien-le-Châtel, Tardes, Lussat, Chambon-sur-Voueize, Évaux-les-Bains, Budelière

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