Cher (river)

Template:Distinguish Template:Short description Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox river The Cher (Template:IPAc-en Template:Respell, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}; Template:Langx) is a river in central France, a left tributary of the Loire. It is Template:Convert long,<ref name=sandre>Template:Sandre</ref> and its basin area is Template:Convert. Its source is in the Creuse department, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire at Villandry, west of Tours.

The river suffered a devastating flood in 1940, which damaged the Château de Chenonceau, which spans the river, and other structures along the banks. It owes its name to the pre-Indo-European root kʰar 'stone'.

Departments and towns

The Cher flows through the following departments, and along the following towns:<ref name=sandre/>

• Creuse
• Allier: Montluçon
• Cher: Saint-Amand-Montrond, Vierzon
• Loir-et-Cher
• Indre-et-Loire: Tours

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Cher are, from spring to mouth (L: left / R: right):<ref name=sandre/>

• (L) Tardes
  • (L) Voueize
• (R) Amaron or Lamaron at Montluçon
• (R) Aumance at Meaulne
• (R) Yèvre at Vierzon
  • (L) Auron
  • (R) Colin
• (L) Arnon at Vierzon
  • (L) Théols
• (R) Sauldre at Selles-sur-Cher
• (L) Fouzon above Saint-Aignan

Navigation

The Cher was part of a network of waterways that linked the city of Tours to Nevers, where connections to other regions of France existed. Template:As of, only the Template:Convert section between Larçay (southeast of Tours) and Noyers-sur-Cher is navigable for small boats (maximum draft 80 cm). It has 14 locks.<ref>Fluviacarte, Cher</ref> At Noyers-sur-Cher, it is connected with the Canal de Berry, of which only the westernmost Template:Convert section until Selles-sur-Cher is navigable.<ref>Fluviacarte, Canal de Berry</ref>

References

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