Creuse (river)

The **Creuse** () is a river in western France that flows through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Centre-Val de Loire regions.

It rises in the Massif Central and flows into the Vienne river, as a right tributary.

## Geography
The Creuse 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 Leugny, Vienne.

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**Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Leugny**

### Course
The Creuse river starts in the Plateau de Millevaches, a north-western extension of the Massif Central, in the *commune* of Le Mas-d'Artige, Creuse department,  at an elevation of about . From here, it generally flows to the northwest.

Finally, the river flows into the Vienne river, on the right side, in the place known as *Bec des Deux Eaux* in the *communes* Port-de-Piles (Vienne), Ports and Nouâtre (Indre-et-Loire).

The Creuse flows through 5 departments and 80 *communes*, in 2 regions; some of the *communes* are:
* Centre-Val de Loire region
** Indre: Argenton-sur-Creuse, Le Blanc
** Indre-et-Loire: Yzeures-sur-Creuse, Descartes
* Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
** Creuse (named after the river): Aubusson
** Vienne: La Roche-Posay

## Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Creuse river are:

**Left tributaries**:
* Sédelle - 37.6&nbsp;km
* Gartempe - 204.6

**Right tributaries**:
* Rozeille - 34.2&nbsp;km
* Petite Creuse - 95.1&nbsp;km
* Bouzanne - 84.2&nbsp;km
* Suin - 36.5&nbsp;km

## Gallery

La Creuse à Yzeures.JPG|The Creuse in Yzeures sur Creuse
Argenton-sur-Creuse (36) - Rivière.jpg|The Creuse in Argenton-sur-Creuse
Saint-Gaultier la Creuse 01.JPG|The Creuse in Saint Gaultier
ConfluentGartempe-Creuse.JPG|Confluence with the Gartempe river

## Related pages
* List of rivers of France

## References
## Other websites
* Banque Hydro - Station L6020710 - La Creuse à Leugny