Petite Creuse

Petite Creuse
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	In Treignat
• coordinates	46°19′41″N 02°21′28″E
• elevation	490 m (1,610 ft)
Mouth
• location	Creuse
• coordinates	46°23′14″N 01°40′17″E
• elevation	202 m (663 ft)
Length	95.2 km (59.2 mi)
Basin size	850 km2 (330 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	8.75 m3/s (309 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Creuse→ Vienne→ Loire→ Atlantic Ocean

The Petite Creuse (French pronunciation: [pətit kʁøz], Little Creuse) is a 95.2 km (59.2 mi) long river in Allier and Creuse departments, in central France. Its source is at Treignat, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) southeast of the village. It is a left tributary of the Creuse into which it flows at Fresselines. The river is dammed at several locations creating valley lakes that are extensively used for recreation, such as fishing, boating and swimming. The dams are used to generate electricity and to supply water treatment plants providing drinking water to local communities.

Departments and communes along its course

This list ist ordered from source to mouth:

• Allier: Treignat
• Creuse: Soumans, Lavaufranche, Leyrat, Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc, Boussac-Bourg, Boussac, Malleret-Boussac, Clugnat, Bétête, Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines, Genouillac, Moutier-Malcard, Bonnat, Malval, Linard, Chéniers, Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre, Chambon-Sainte-Croix, Nouzerolles, Fresselines