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Boutonne

Coordinates: 45°54′32″N 00°49′35″W / 45.90889°N 0.82639°W / 45.90889; -0.82639
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Boutonne
The Boutonne at Saint-Jean-d'Angély
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationChef-Boutonne
 • coordinates46°06′46″N 00°03′57″W / 46.11278°N 0.06583°W / 46.11278; -0.06583
 • elevation85 m (279 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Charente
 • coordinates
45°54′32″N 00°49′35″W / 45.90889°N 0.82639°W / 45.90889; -0.82639
 • elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Length98.8 km (61.4 mi)
Basin size1,320 km2 (510 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average13 m3/s (460 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionCharenteAtlantic Ocean

The Boutonne (French pronunciation: [butɔn]) is a 98.8 km (61.4 mi) long river in the Deux-Sèvres and Charente-Maritime departments in western France.[1] Its source is in the village of Chef-Boutonne (French: head of the Boutonne). It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Charente into which it flows near Cabariot.[1]

Departments and communes along its course

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This list is ordered from source to mouth:

References

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  1. ^ a b Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau (R6--0250)".