Allier River

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The Allier River is a major river in central France, known for its largely unspoiled natural course and as a tributary of the Loire.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Loire River at Bec d'Allier 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry France
confluenceLocation near Nevers
continent Europe
country France
drainageBasin Loire
surface form: Loire basin
ecologicalStatus relatively natural and free-flowing
flowsInto Allier River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Loire River at Bec d'Allier
flowsThrough Allier department
Haute-Loire
surface form: Haute-Loire department

Lozère
surface form: Lozère department

Nièvre department
Puy-de-Dôme department
flowsThroughCity Brioude
Clermont-Ferrand
surface form: Clermont-Ferrand metropolitan area

Issoire
Langogne
Moulins
Vichy
hasBridge Vichy bridges over the Allier
hasProtectedArea Val d'Allier National Nature Reserve
hasTributary Alagnon River
Dore River
Senouire River
Senouire River
surface form: Sioule River
knownFor gravel bars and braided sections
important ecological corridor
largely unspoiled natural course
salmon migration
length approximately 420 km
locatedIn Metropolitan France
central France
mouthLocation Loire
surface form: Loire River
partOf Loire river basin
region Massif Central
surface form: Auvergne

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Occitanie
sourceLocation Lozère
surface form: Lozère department

Massif Central
tributaryOf Loire
surface form: Loire River
usedFor canoeing
fishing
recreation
watercourseType main tributary of the Loire

Referenced by (9)

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Allier department containsRiver Allier River
Massif Central crossedBy Allier River
Allier River flowsInto Allier River self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Loire River at Bec d'Allier
Loire hasTributary Allier River
Moulins locatedOnRiver Allier River
Vichy locatedOnRiver Allier River
Allier department namedAfter Allier River
Moulins traversedBy Allier River
Puy-de-Dôme traversedBy Allier River