Title: Arroux Content: The Arroux is a river in central France. It is a right tributary of the Loire river. ==Geography== The Arroux river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of . ===Course=== The Arroux river starts in Culètre commune in the south of the Côte-d'Or) department, at an altitude of about . From here, the Arroux flows first to the west and then to the southwest. The Arroux river flows through 2 regions and 3 departments. It flows through the following communes, among others: * Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region ** Côte-d'Or: Arnay- le-Duc ** Saône-et-Loire: Autun, Étang-sur-Arroux, Toulon-sur-Arroux, Gueugnon, Digoin * Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ** Allier: (only a short distance) Finally, it flows into the Loire river near the town of Digoin. ==Main tributaries== The main tributaries of the Arroux river are: Left tributaries: * Drée - 39.4 km * Mesvrin - 36.4 km * Bourbince - 82.4 km Right tributaries: * Ternin - 48 km * Méchet - 23.9 km == Hydrology == Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Digoin in the Saône-et-Loire department. Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Digoin (1958 - 2017) 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:80 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: 67.40 bar:Feb from:0 till: 71.20 bar:Mar from:0 till: 49.80 bar:Apr from:0 till: 39.80 bar:May from:0 till: 31.70 bar:Jun from:0 till: 17.20 bar:Jul from:0 till: 8.540 bar:Aug from:0 till: 7.160 bar:Sep from:0 till: 8.620 bar:Oct from:0 till: 17.10 bar:Nov from:0 till: 35.60 bar:Dec from:0 till: 58.40 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 67.40 fontsize:S text: 67.40 shift:(-9,8) bar:Feb at: 71.20 fontsize:S text: 71.20 shift:(-12,5) bar:Mar at: 49.80 fontsize:S text: 49.80 shift:(-12,5) bar:Apr at: 39.80 fontsize:S text: 39.80 shift:(-12,5) bar:May at: 31.70 fontsize:S text: 31.70 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jun at: 17.20 fontsize:S text: 17.20 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jul at: 8.540 fontsize:S text: 8.540 shift:(-12,5) bar:Aug at: 7.160 fontsize:S text: 7.160 shift:(-12,5) bar:Sep at: 8.620 fontsize:S text: 8.620 shift:(-12,5) bar:Oct at: 17.10 fontsize:S text: 17.10 shift:(-12,5) bar:Nov at: 35.60 fontsize:S text: 35.60 shift:(-12,5) bar:Dec at: 58.40 fontsize:S text: 58.40 shift:(-12,5) ==Gallery== File:Arroux.jpg|The Arroux. File:Vendenesse-sur-Arroux, l'Arroux et l'église.JPG|The Arroux in Vendenesse-sur-Arroux. File:Vendenesse-sur- Arroux, pont sur l'Arroux.JPG|Vendenesse-sur-Arroux, bridger over the Arroux. File:L'Arroux à Gueugnon.JPG|The Arroux in Gueugnon. File:Loire-muendung- arroux.JPG|Confluence of the Arroux in the Loire. ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France