Title: Creuse (river) Content: The Creuse  is a river in western France that flows through the Nouvelle- Aquitaine and Centre-Val de Loire regions. It rises in the Massif Central and flows into the Vienne river, as a right tributary. ==Geography== The Creuse river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of approximately . Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Leugny, Vienne. Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:160 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:20 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:10 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:Jan text:Jan. bar:Feb text:Feb. bar:Mar text:Mar. bar:Apr text:Apr. bar:May text:May bar:Jun text:Jun. bar:Jul text:Jul. bar:Aug text:Aug. bar:Sep text:Sep. bar:Oct text:Oct. bar:Nov text:Nov. bar:Dec text:Dec. PlotData= color:barra width:20 align:left bar:Jan from:0 till: 131.0 bar:Feb from:0 till: 146.0 bar:Mar from:0 till: 115.0 bar:Apr from:0 till: 98.90 bar:May from:0 till: 86.10 bar:Jun from:0 till: 51.30 bar:Jul from:0 till: 25.60 bar:Aug from:0 till: 20.00 bar:Sep from:0 till: 24.20 bar:Oct from:0 till: 33.10 bar:Nov from:0 till: 56.80 bar:Dec from:0 till: 105.0 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 131.0 fontsize:S text: 131.0 shift:(-8,5) bar:Feb at: 146.0 fontsize:S text: 146.0 shift:(-15,5) bar:Mar at: 115.0 fontsize:S text: 115.0 shift:(-15,5) bar:Apr at: 98.90 fontsize:S text: 98.90 shift:(-12,5) bar:May at: 86.10 fontsize:S text: 86.10 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jun at: 51.30 fontsize:S text: 51.30 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jul at: 25.60 fontsize:S text: 25.60 shift:(-12,5) bar:Aug at: 20.00 fontsize:S text: 20.00 shift:(-12,5) bar:Sep at: 24.20 fontsize:S text: 24.20 shift:(-12,5) bar:Oct at: 33.10 fontsize:S text: 33.10 shift:(-12,5) bar:Nov at: 56.80 fontsize:S text: 56.80 shift:(-12,5) bar:Dec at: 105.0 fontsize:S text: 105.0 shift:(-15,5) Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Leugny ===Course=== The Creuse river starts in the Plateau de Millevaches, a north-western extension of the Massif Central, in the commune of Le Mas-d'Artige, Creuse department, at an elevation of about . From here, it generally flows to the northwest. Finally, the river flows into the Vienne river, on the right side, in the place known as Bec des Deux Eaux in the communes Port-de-Piles (Vienne), Ports and Nouâtre (Indre-et- Loire). The Creuse flows through 5 departments and 80 communes, in 2 regions; some of the communes are: * Centre-Val de Loire region ** Indre: Argenton-sur- Creuse, Le Blanc ** Indre-et-Loire: Yzeures-sur-Creuse, Descartes * Nouvelle- Aquitaine region ** Creuse (named after the river): Aubusson ** Vienne: La Roche-Posay ==Main tributaries == The main tributaries of the Creuse river are: Left tributaries: * Sédelle - 37.6 km * Gartempe - 204.6 Right tributaries: * Rozeille - 34.2 km * Petite Creuse - 95.1 km * Bouzanne - 84.2 km * Suin - 36.5 km ==Gallery== La Creuse à Yzeures.JPG|The Creuse in Yzeures sur Creuse Argenton-sur-Creuse (36) - Rivière.jpg|The Creuse in Argenton-sur- Creuse Saint-Gaultier la Creuse 01.JPG|The Creuse in Saint Gaultier ConfluentGartempe-Creuse.JPG|Confluence with the Gartempe river ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France