Boutonne
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. 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.
| Boutonne | |
|---|---|
The Boutonne at Saint-Jean-d'Angély | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Chef-Boutonne |
| • coordinates | 46°06′46″N 00°03′57″W |
| • elevation | 85 m (279 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Charente |
• coordinates | 45°54′32″N 00°49′35″W |
• elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Length | 98.8 km (61.4 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,320 km2 (510 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 13 m3/s (460 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Charente→ Atlantic Ocean |
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