Cher (river)
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Cher River
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| Origin | Massif Central |
| Mouth | Loire Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 396 km (246 mi) |
| Source elevation | 762 m (2,500 ft) |
| Avg. discharge | 104 m3/s (3,700 cu ft/s) |
| Basin area | 13,688 km2 (5,285 sq mi) |
The Cher (Occitan: Char) is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Creuse département, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire in Villandry, west of Tours.
The river suffered a devastating flood in 1940, which damaged Château de Chenonceau, which spans the river, and other structures along the banks.
Départements and towns along the river:
Main tributaries are, from spring to mouth (L: left / R: right):
- (L) Tardes
- (L) Voueize
- (R) Amaron or Lamaron at Montluçon
- (R) Aumance at Meaulne
- (R) Yèvre at Vierzon, from Le Berry
- (L) Arnon at Vierzon, from the Petite-Marche
- (L) Théols
- (R) Sauldre collecting waters from the Sologne
- (L) Fouzon above Saint-Aignan
It owes its name to the pre-Indo-European root kʰar 'stone'.
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