Indre (river)

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.

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

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

 References 

Category:Rivers of Centre-Val de Loire