Benaize

River in France

46°14′43″N 01°27′46″E / 46.24528°N 1.46278°E / 46.24528; 1.46278 • elevation385 m (1,263 ft) Mouth

• location

Anglin

• coordinates

46°34′26″N 01°04′06″E / 46.57389°N 1.06833°E / 46.57389; 1.06833

• elevation

85 m (279 ft)Length79 km (49 mi)Basin size582 km² (225 sq mi)Discharge • average5 m³/s (180 cu ft/s) Basin featuresProgressionAnglin→ Gartempe→ Creuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Benaize (French pronunciation: [bənɛz]; Occitan: Benesa, Beneisa or Benaisa) is a 79-kilometre (49 mi) long river in the Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Vienne and Indre departments, central France.^[1] 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.

Departments 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

^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - la Benaize (L56-0300)".

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