Bouron

Bouron
The Bouron in Marcillat-en-Combraille.
Data
Water body code	FR: K5074000
Location	France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system	Loire
Drainage via	Tart cup → Cher → Loire → Atlantic Ocean
Source	in the commune of Montaigut 46° 10′ 49″ N, 2° 47′ 49″ E46.1802777777782.7969444444444590
Source Height	approx. 590m[1]
Mouth	at the municipal boundary of Marcillat-en-Combraille and Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat into the Tartasse46.1761111111112.5863888888889344Coordinates 46° 10′ 34″ N, 2° 35′ 11″ O 46° 10′ 34″ N, 2° 35′ 11″ O46.1761111111112.5863888888889344
Mouth height	approx. 344m[1]
Height difference	approx. 246 m
Bottom slope	approx. 12 ‰
Length	approx. 21 km[2]
Catchment area	approx. 78 km²[2]
Flowing reservoirs	Étang de la Prade, Étang de la Maison Neuve, Étang de Chez Minard

The Bouron is a river in France, running in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It rises in the commune of Montaigut under the name Ruisseau de la Prade, then changes it to Ruisseau de Bellaigues, finally drains as the Bouron in a generally westerly direction through the countryside of Combraille, and after about 21^[2] Kilometres, it flows into the Tartasse as a left tributary at the municipal boundary of Marcillat-en-Combraille and Saint-Marcel-en-Marcillat. On its way, the Bouron crosses the departments of Puy-de-Dôme and Allier.

Places on the river

• Montaigut
• La Crouzille
• Virlet
• Marcillat-en-Combraille

Places of interest

• Bellaigue Monastery in the commune of Virlet

Web links

Commons: Bouron– Collection of images, videos and audio files

Notes

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ ^{a b c} River length data based on information about the Bouron at SANDRE (French), retrieved 13 March 2012, rounded to full kilometers.