Cher

Cher
Cher River
Origin	Massif Central
Mouth	Loire 47°20′33″N 0°28′49″E / 47.3425°N 0.48028°E / 47.3425; 0.48028 (Loire-Cher)Coordinates: 47°20′33″N 0°28′49″E / 47.3425°N 0.48028°E / 47.3425; 0.48028 (Loire-Cher)
Basin countries	France
Length	396 km
Source elevation	762 m
Avg. discharge	104 m³/s
Basin area	13,688 km²

The Cher is a river in central France, left tributary to the river Loire. Its source is in the Creuse département, north-east of Crocq. It joins the river Loire in Villandry, west of Tours.

The river suffered a devastating flood in 1940, which damaged Château de Chenonceau, which spans the river, and other structures along the banks.

Départements and towns along the river:

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

Main tributaries are, from spring to mouth (L: left / R: right):

• (L) Tardes
  • (L) Voueize
• (R) Amaron or Lamaron at Montluçon
• (R) Aumance at Meaulne
• (R) Yèvre at Vierzon, from the Berry
  • (L) Auron
• (L) Arnon at Vierzon, from the Petite-Marche
  • (L) Théols
• (R) Sauldre collecting waters from the Sologne
• (L) Fouzon above Saint-Aignan

It owes its name to the pre-Indo-European root kʰar 'stone'.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Cher at the Sandre database

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