Title: Sèvre Niortaise Content: The Sèvre Niortaise is a river in western France, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. It starts in the Deux-Sèvres department (named "Two Sèvres" after this and the Sèvre Nantaise) and flows through Niort (that is the origin of the second part of the river's name). ==Geography== The Sèvre Niortaise 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 Niort. 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:30 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: 25.30 bar:Feb from:0 till: 25.70 bar:Mar from:0 till: 17.90 bar:Apr from:0 till: 14.40 bar:May from:0 till: 9.41 bar:Jun from:0 till: 6.40 bar:Jul from:0 till: 3.98 bar:Aug from:0 till: 3.14 bar:Sep from:0 till: 3.05 bar:Oct from:0 till: 4.92 bar:Nov from:0 till: 10.10 bar:Dec from:0 till: 16.50 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 25.30 fontsize:S text: 25.30 shift:(-8,5) bar:Feb at: 25.70 fontsize:S text: 25.70 shift:(-12,5) bar:Mar at: 17.90 fontsize:S text: 17.90 shift:(-12,5) bar:Apr at: 14.40 fontsize:S text: 14.40 shift:(-12,5) bar:May at: 9.41 fontsize:S text: 9.41 shift:(-10,5) bar:Jun at: 6.40 fontsize:S text: 6.40 shift:(-10,5) bar:Jul at: 3.98 fontsize:S text: 3.98 shift:(-10,5) bar:Aug at: 3.14 fontsize:S text: 3.14 shift:(-10,5) bar:Sep at: 3.05 fontsize:S text: 3.05 shift:(-10,5) bar:Oct at: 4.92 fontsize:S text: 4.92 shift:(-10,5) bar:Nov at: 10.10 fontsize:S text: 10.10 shift:(-12,5) bar:Dec at: 16.50 fontsize:S text: 16.50 shift:(-12,5) Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Niort ===Course=== The Sèvre Niortaise starts in the commune of Sepvret in the Deux-Sèvres department, at an elevation of about . It then flows to the northwest through the departments of Vendée and Charente-Maritime. Finally, the river flows into the Atlantic Ocean to north of the city of La Rochelle. The Sèvre Nantaise flows through 2 regions, 3 departments and 38 communes: * Nouvelle-Aquitaine region ** Deux-Sèvres: Sepvret, Chey, Exoudun, La Mothe-Saint-Héray, Saint-Maixent-l'École, La Crèche, François, Chauray, Saint-Gelais, Échiré, Saint-Maxire, Sciecq, Niort, Magné, Coulon, Arçais ** Charente-Maritime: Marans, Charron * Pays de la Loire region ** Vendée: Damvix, Maillé, L'Île-d'Elle. ==Main tributaries == The main tributaries of the Sèvre Niortaise river are:  ==Gallery== Panorama Niort.jpg|Niort from the Sèvre Nantaise river CoulonQuaiTardy-France.jpg|The Sèvre Niortaise in Coulon Sèvre niortaise Marans 2006-07-11 1.JPG|The Sèvre Niortaise in Marans Canal maritime de Marans à la mer 001.jpg|The Sèvre Niortaise in Brault ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France