Key facts
- Native name
- L'Indre ( French )
- Country
- France
- Location
- near Préveranges , Cher
- Elevation
- 504 m (1,654 ft)
- Length
- 279.3 km (173.5 mi)
- Basin size
- 3,462 km (1,337 mi )
- Average
- 19 m /s (670 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- Loire → Atlantic Ocean
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 31
- Image
- L'Indre à Rigny-Ussé.jpg
- Length
- 279.63
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- watershed area
- 3462
- Commons category
- Indre river
- discharge
- 18.7
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The Indre ( French pronunciation: [ɛ̃dʁ] ) is a 279.3 km (173.5 mi) long river in central France, a left tributary to the Loire.
Its source is in the department of Cher, near Préveranges. It flows through the departments of Cher, Indre and Indre-et-Loire. It flows generally northwest, through the communes of La Châtre, Châteauroux and Loches.
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Centre-Val de Loire
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department of France
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Indre
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Cher
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Châteauroux
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river mouth
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Loches
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La Châtre
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Avoine
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Azay-sur-Indre
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Rigny-Ussé
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Préveranges
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