The Petite Creuse (french: la Petite Creuse, the small Creuse) is a long river in

Allier Allier ( , , ; oc, Alèir) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that borders Cher to the west, Nièvre to the north, Saône-et-Loire and Loire to the east, Puy-de-Dôme to the south, and Creuse to the south-west. Named afte ...

and Creuse

departments Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

, in central France. Its source is at

Treignat Treignat () is a commune in the Allier department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. Geography The Petite Creuse river has its source in the commune. Population See also *Communes of the Allier department The following is a li ...

, southeast of the village. It is a

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of the Creuse into which it flows at

Fresselines Fresselines (; oc, Fraisselinas) is a Communes of France, commune in the Creuse Departments of France, department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Regions of France, region in central France. Geography A tourism and farming village situated some nort ...

. The river is

dam A dam is a barrier that stops or restricts the flow of surface water or underground streams. Reservoirs created by dams not only suppress floods but also provide water for activities such as irrigation, human consumption, industrial use, a ...

med at several locations creating valley lakes that are extensively used for recreation, such as

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and swimming. The dams are used to generate

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and to supply

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plants providing drinking water to local communities.

Departments and communes along its course

This list ist ordered from source to mouth: *Allier:

*Creuse: Soumans,

Lavaufranche Lavaufranche (; oc, La Vau Francha) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some northeast of Guéret at the ju ...

Leyrat Leyrat (; oc, Lairac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and a few small hamlets situated some northeast of Guéret at the junction of the ...

Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc Saint-Silvain-Bas-le-Roc (; Auvergnat: ''Sent Silvan'') is a commune in the Creuse department in central France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of o ...

, Boussac-Bourg, Boussac,

Malleret-Boussac Malleret-Boussac (; oc, Malerèt de Boçac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and some small hamlets, situated in the valley of the Petite ...

Clugnat Clugnat (; oc, Clunhac) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valleys of the Petite Creus ...

Bétête Bétête (; oc, Beteste) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated some northeast of Guéret, at the junction of the D ...

, Saint-Dizier-les-Domaines, Genouillac, Moutier-Malcard, Bonnat, Malval, Linard,

Chéniers Chéniers (; oc, Chamniers) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography An area of forestry and farming comprising the village and several hamlets, situated in the valley of the Petite C ...

, Lourdoueix-Saint-Pierre, Chambon-Sainte-Croix,

Nouzerolles Nouzerolles (; oc, Noseròles) is a commune in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. Geography A small farming village situated on the border with the department of Indre, some northwest of Guéret, at the j ...

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine Rivers of Allier Rivers of Creuse {{France-river-stub