Benaize

Benaize
Benaize
	The Benaize at La Trimouille
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	La Souterraine
• coordinates	46°14′43″N 01°27′46″E / 46.24528°N 1.46278°E
• elevation	385 m (1,263 ft)
Mouth
• location	Anglin
• coordinates	46°34′26″N 01°04′06″E / 46.57389°N 1.06833°ECoordinates: 46°34′26″N 01°04′06″E / 46.57389°N 1.06833°E
• elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Length	79 km (49 mi)
Basin size	582 km2 (225 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	5 m3/s (180 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Anglin→ 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:

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