Yèvre

The **Yèvre** is a river in central France. It is a right tributary of the Cher river. It flows through the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

## Geography
The Yèvre is  long. Its drainage basin covers  and 80.11% of the watershed is farming land.

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is  at Savigny-en-Septaine (22 years), at  of altitude.

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**Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Savigny-en-Septaine**

### Course
The Yèvre starts in the Gron municipality, Cher department, Centre-Val de Loire region, at about  to the east of the city of Bourges. It starts at an altitude of about  above sea level and it is called here as *Ruisseau de Gron*.

The Yèvre flows from East to West through the Cher department and through the *arrondissements* of Bourges and Vierzon and through 18 *communes*: Gron (source), Baugy, Avord, Farges-en-Septaine, Nohant-en-Goût, Savigny-en-Septaine, Moulins-sur-Yèvre, Osmoy, Saint-Germain-du-Puy, Bourges, Saint-Doulchard, Marmagne, Berry-Bouy, Mehun-sur-Yèvre, Allouis, Vignoux-sur-Barangeon, Foëcy and Vierzon (confluence).

## Main tributaries
The main tributaries, with a length greater than 50&nbsp;km, of the Cher are:

**Left tributaries**:
* Airain or Airin - 47.8&nbsp;km.
* Auron - 76.9&nbsp;km.

**Right tributaries**:
* Barangeon - 41.9&nbsp;km.

## Gallery

File:Yèvre Bourges.JPG|The Yèvre in Bourges.
File:L'Yèvre, Bourges (2011).JPG|The Yèvre in Bourges.
File:Yèvre River at Bourges.JPG|The Yèvre in Bourges.
File:Vierzon Hôtel de Ville 2.jpg|Town hall of Vierzon along the Yèvre.

## Related pages
* List of rivers of France

## References