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Clain

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Clain (French pronunciation: [klɛ̃], Occitan: Clen) is a 144 km (89 mi) long river in western France, a left tributary of the river Vienne. Its source is near Hiesse, Charente. The Clain flows generally north, through the following departments and towns: Charente Vienne: Pressac, Vivonne, Poitiers. It joins the Vienne near Châtellerault, Cenon-sur-Vienne. Among its tributaries are the Boivre, the Clouère and the Vonne.

Flows through: France.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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