Title: Clain Content: The Clain is a river in western France that flows through the Nouvelle- Aquitaine region. It flows into the Vienne river, as a left tributary. ==Geography== The Clain 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 Dissay, south of Châtellerault near the confluence with the Vienne river. 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:50 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:10 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5 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: 35.70 bar:Feb from:0 till: 40.00 bar:Mar from:0 till: 30.70 bar:Apr from:0 till: 26.90 bar:May from:0 till: 20.60 bar:Jun from:0 till: 15.20 bar:Jul from:0 till: 10.40 bar:Aug from:0 till: 8.22 bar:Sep from:0 till: 8.51 bar:Oct from:0 till: 11.40 bar:Nov from:0 till: 18.10 bar:Dec from:0 till: 28.80 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 35.70 fontsize:S text: 35.70 shift:(-8,5) bar:Feb at: 40.00 fontsize:S text: 40.00 shift:(-12,5) bar:Mar at: 30.70 fontsize:S text: 30.70 shift:(-12,5) bar:Apr at: 26.90 fontsize:S text: 26.90 shift:(-12,5) bar:May at: 20.60 fontsize:S text: 20.60 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jun at: 15.20 fontsize:S text: 15.20 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jul at: 10.40 fontsize:S text: 10.40 shift:(-12,5) bar:Aug at: 8.22 fontsize:S text: 8.22 shift:(-10,5) bar:Sep at: 8.51 fontsize:S text: 8.51 shift:(-10,5) bar:Oct at: 11.40 fontsize:S text: 11.40 shift:(-12,5) bar:Nov at: 18.10 fontsize:S text: 18.10 shift:(-12,5) bar:Dec at: 28.80 fontsize:S text: 28.80 shift:(-12,5) Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Dissay ===Course=== The Clain river starts in the Charente department near the border with the Vienne department, in the place called Chapelle Beau Clain to the south of the commune of Hiesse, at an elevation of about . From here, it flows to the north into the Vienne department. Finally, the river flows into the Vienne river, on the left side, in the commune of Cenon-sur-Vienne near Châtellerault. The Clain flows through 2 departments and 33 communes, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region: * Charente: Hiesse, Alloue. * Vienne: Champagne-Saint-Hilaire, Pressac, Epenede, Romagne, Sommières-du-Clain, Château-Garnier, Joussé, Payroux, Mauprevoir, Saint-Martin-l'Ars, Voulon, Anche, Naintré, Beaumont, Vouneuil-sur-Vienne, Saint-Cyr, Migne-Auxances, Jaunay-Clan, Chasseneuil-du-Poitou, Saint-Georges-lès-Baillargeaux, Dissay, Liguge, Poitiers, Saint-Benoit, Buxerolles, Smarves, Iteuil, Roches-Premarie- Andille, Aslonnes, Vivonne, Cenon-sur-Vienne (confluence). ==Main tributaries == The main tributaries of the Clain river are:  ==Gallery== File:Le Clain au Pont Saint-Cyprien à Poitiers.JPG|The Clain in the Pont Saint-Cyprien, Poitiers. File:Clain a Poitiers.jpg|The Clain in Poitiers. File:Chasseneuil-du-Poitou le Clain.JPG|The Clain in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou. File:Romagne La Millière 2012.jpg|Pont de la Millière over the Clain, Romagne. ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France