Sèvre Nantaise

The Sèvre Nantaise is a river in western France, a left tributary of the Loire river.

It starts in the Deux-Sèvres department (named "Two Sèvres" after this and the Sèvre Niortaise river that flows through Niort) and ends in the city of Nantes (and is the origin of the second part of the river's name).

Geography
The Sèvre Nantaise 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 Nantes, where the Sèvre Nantaise joins the Loire river.

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Nantes

Course
The Sèvre Nantaise starts in the Gâtines plateau, commune of Neuvy-Bouin, near the commune of Secondigny in the Deux-Sèvres department, at an elevation of about . It then flows to the northwest through the departments of Vendée, Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique.

Finally, the river flows into the Loire river in the city of Nantes.

The Sèvre Nantaise flows through 2 regions, 4 departments and 44 communes:
 Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
 Deux-Sèvres: 15 communes.
 Pays de la Loire region
 Vendée: 15 communes.
 Maine-et-Loire: two communes.
 Loire-Atlantique: 12 communes.

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Sèvre Nantaise river are:
Left tributaries:
 Crûme - 22.7 km
 Maine - 68.4 kmRight tributaries:
 Ouin - 33.7 km
 Moine - 68.8 km
 Sanguèze - 44 km

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Other websites

 Banque Hydro - Station M7502410 - La Sèvre Nantaise à Nantes  
 Visite virtuelle du basin de la Sèvre Nantaise 

Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Category:Rivers of Pays de la Loire