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River mouth
  
Anglin 85 m (279 ft)

Length
  
79 km

Mouth
  
Anglin

Basin size
  
582 km (225 sq mi)

Basin area
  
582 km²

Country
  
France

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Main source
  
La Souterraine 385 m (1,263 ft)

Progression
  
Anglin→ Gartempe→ Creuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

Discharge
  
Average rate: 5 m/s (180 cu ft/s)

The Benaize (Occitan: Benaise, French: la Benaize) is a 79-kilometre (49 mi) long river in the Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Vienne and Indre départements, central France. Its source is near La Souterraine. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Anglin into which it flows north of Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize.

Contents

Map of La Benaize, France

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

  • Creuse: La Souterraine
  • Haute-Vienne: Arnac-la-Poste
  • Creuse: Vareilles
  • Haute-Vienne: Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles, Mailhac-sur-Benaize, Cromac, Jouac, Saint-Martin-le-Mault
  • Indre: Bonneuil, Tilly
  • Haute-Vienne: Lussac-les-Églises
  • Vienne: Coulonges, Brigueil-le-Chantre, Thollet La Trimouille Liglet
  • Indre: Saint-Hilaire-sur-Benaize
  • References

    Benaize Wikipedia