Brenne (river)

Brenne
Brenne
	The Brenne at Montbard
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Sombernon, Côte-d'Or
- coordinates	47°18′50″N 4°42′36″E / 47.31389°N 4.71000°E
Mouth
- location	Armançon
- coordinates	47°38′38″N 4°16′34″E / 47.6439°N 4.276°E
Length	71.7 km (44.6 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Armançon→ Yonne→ Seine→ English Channel

The Brenne is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Armançon river and flows through the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.

Geography

The Brenne has a length of 71.7 km (44.6 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 491 km² (190 sq mi).^[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 8.19 m³/s (289 cu ft/s) at Montbard in the Côte-d'Or department.^[2]

Average monthly discharge (m³/s) at Montbard (1988 - 2017)^[2]

The Brenne starts in the commune of Sombernon, at an elevation of about 560 m (1,837 ft), at about 30 km (19 mi) to the west of Dijon.^[3]

It flows to the northwest and joins the Armançon river between the communes Buffon and Montbard at an elevation of about 200 m (660 ft) above sea level.^[4]

The Brenne flows through 1 region (Nouvelle-Aquitaine) and 1 department (Côte-d'Or). The river flows through the communes:

There are only 2 important tributaries, and both join the Brenne on the right side: the Oze and the Ozerain rivers.

↑ "La Brenne (F33-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "La Brenne à Montbard" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 12 April 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
↑ "Source de la Brenne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
↑ "Confluence de la Brenne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 8 June 2017.