Arroux

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)

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Category:Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Category:Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes