River Indre: River in France, tributary of the Loire

The Indre and Indre-et-Loire departments are named after this river.

Indre L'Indre  (French)
The Indre near Rigny-Ussé
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	near Préveranges, Cher
- elevation	504 m (1,654 ft)
Mouth
- location	Loire
- coordinates	47°14′2″N 0°11′0″E / 47.23389°N 0.18333°E / 47.23389; 0.18333
Length	279.3 km (173.5 mi)
Basin size	3,462 km2 (1,337 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	19 m3/s (670 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Indre river has a length of 279.3 km (173.5 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 3,428 km² (1,324 sq mi) 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 18.7 m³/s (660 cu ft/s) 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 405 m (1,329 ft).

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.

The main tributaries of the Indre river are:

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  The Indre in Pouligny-Saint-Martin.
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  The Indre river in Châteauroux.
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  The bridge linking Châteauroux to Déols.
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  The Indre in Loches.

• List of rivers of France