Benaize
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| Benaize | |
|---|---|
 The Benaize at La Trimouille. | |
| Origin |
La Souterraine 46°14′43″N 01°27′46″E / 46.24528°N 1.46278°E |
| Mouth |
Anglin 46°34′26″N 01°04′06″E / 46.57389°N 1.06833°ECoordinates: 46°34′26″N 01°04′06″E / 46.57389°N 1.06833°E |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 79 km (49 mi) |
| Source elevation | 385 m (1,263 ft) |
| Mouth elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Avg. discharge | 5 m3/s (180 cu ft/s) at mouth |
| Basin area | 582 km2 (225 sq mi) |
The Benaize (Occitan: Benaise, French: la Benaize) is a 79 km (49 mi) long river in the Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Vienne and Indre départements, central France. Its source is near La Souterraine. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Anglin into which it flows north of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize.
Départements and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Creuse: La Souterraine
- Haute-Vienne: Arnac-la-Poste
- Creuse: Vareilles
- Haute-Vienne: Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles, Mailhac-sur-Benaize, Cromac, Jouac, Saint-Martin-le-Mault
- Indre: Bonneuil, Tilly
- Haute-Vienne: Lussac-les-Églises
- Vienne: Coulonges, Brigueil-le-Chantre, Thollet La Trimouille Liglet
- Indre: Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize
Notes
- This article is based on the fr:Benaize from the French Wikipedia, consulted on March 17th 2009.
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