Title: Indre (river) Content: The Indre is a river in central France, left tributary to the Loire River. The Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments are named after this river. ==Geography== The Indre river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of of which 18.29% are forests and 77.86% are used for farming. Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Lignières-de-Touraine, Indre-et-Loire. 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: 28.40 bar:Feb from:0 till: 46.50 bar:Mar from:0 till: 34.40 bar:Apr from:0 till: 21.80 bar:May from:0 till: 16.40 bar:Jun from:0 till: 12.30 bar:Jul from:0 till: 7.750 bar:Aug from:0 till: 6.240 bar:Sep from:0 till: 8.920 bar:Oct from:0 till: 8.660 bar:Nov from:0 till: 11.80 bar:Dec from:0 till: 23.80 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 28.40 fontsize:S text: 28.40 shift:(-8,5) bar:Feb at: 46.50 fontsize:S text: 46.50 shift:(-12,5) bar:Mar at: 34.40 fontsize:S text: 34.40 shift:(-12,5) bar:Apr at: 21.80 fontsize:S text: 21.80 shift:(-12,5) bar:May at: 16.40 fontsize:S text: 16.40 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jun at: 12.30 fontsize:S text: 12.30 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jul at: 7.750 fontsize:S text: 7.750 shift:(-10,5) bar:Aug at: 6.240 fontsize:S text: 6.240 shift:(-10,5) bar:Sep at: 8.920 fontsize:S text: 8.920 shift:(-12,5) bar:Oct at: 8.660 fontsize:S text: 8.660 shift:(-12,5) bar:Nov at: 11.80 fontsize:S text: 11.80 shift:(-12,5) bar:Dec at: 23.80 fontsize:S text: 23.80 shift:(-12,5) Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Lignières-de-Touraine ===Course=== The Indre starts in the Monts de Saint-Marien, southwestern Massif Central, in the commune of Saint-Priest-la-Marche, in the south of the Cher department near the border with the Creuse department, at an altitude of about . The Indre flows to the northwest, and passes through the Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments, in the Centre-Val de Loire region, and a total of 58 communes, most of them in the Indre department; the main communes are: * Centre-Val de Loire region ** Cher: Saint-Priest-la-Marche ** Indre: Sainte-Sévère-sur- Indre, La Châtre, Ardentes, Châteauroux, Villedieu-sur-Indre, Buzançais, Saint-Genou, Châtillon-sur-Indre ** Indre-et-Loire: Loches, Montbazon, Azay- le-Rideau Finally, it flows into the Loire River in Avoine, in the Indre-et- Loire department. ==Main tributaries== The main tributaries of the Indre river are: Left tributaries: * Vauvre - 38.8 km Right tributaries: * Igneraie - 37.4 km * Indrois - 59.5 km ==Gallery== File:Indre - Pouligny-Saint-Martin (36) - Vue vers Sainte-Sévère-sur-Indre.jpg|The Indre in Pouligny-Saint-Martin. File:Châteauroux - Pont Neuf.jpg|The Indre river in Châteauroux. File:Déols - Bridge.jpg|The bridge linking Châteauroux to Déols. File:Loches avec Tour St- Antoine.jpg|The Indre in Loches. ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France