Cher river
Also known as: le Cher
The Cher (also known as le Cher) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-12, the Cher was flowing at about 8.386 m³/s at the Le Cher à Châtillon-sur-Cher gauge.
- Canonical name
- Cher
- Local names / aliases
- le Cher
- Countries
- France
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 13,664 km²
- Mapped river length
- 292 km
- Gauging stations
- 9
- Latest measured discharge
- 8.386 m³/s (Le Cher à Châtillon-sur-Cher, 2026-10-12)
Gauging stations on the Cher
The following 9 gauging stations report discharge for the Cher, ordered downstream (largest catchment first). Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).
| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Cher à Châtillon-sur-Cher | France | 8.386 | Much below normal62% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 47.27, 1.488 | source | |
| Le Fouzon à Meusnes - Le Gué au Loup | France | 0.544 | Much below normal55% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 47.26, 1.485 | source | |
| Le Cher à Tours - Pont Saint-Sauveur | France | 9.153 | Much below normal60% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 47.373, 0.678 | source | |
| Le Cher à Selles-sur-Cher - Pont D 956A | France | 6.155 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 47.278, 1.558 | source | |
| Le Cher à Vierzon | France | 2.093 | Much below normal63% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 47.217, 2.065 | source | |
| Le Cher à Saint-Florent-sur-Cher - Seuil | France | 2.232 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.991, 2.246 | source | |
| Le Cher à Saint-Florent-sur-Cher - Pont | France | 2.546 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.992, 2.245 | source | |
| Le Cher à Montluçon | France | 0.745 | Much below normal57% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.345, 2.602 | source | |
| Le Cher à Chambonchard - La Caborne | France | 0.102 | Much below normal90% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.177, 2.551 | source |
Related rivers
Data, sources & timestamps
Geometry is the HydroRIVERS network (HydroSHEDS): European reaches with at least 500 km² of upstream catchment, merged into chains between confluences. Flow direction comes from the network itself; river names are the canonical English label joined from provider metadata and Natural Earth, with local-language aliases retained.
Discharge is normalised observed streamflow from official national hydrology providers, measured where a gauge sits on the river and interpolated between gauges. Pale/estimated values are derived from drainage area × the local specific discharge of nearby gauges and are never presented as measurements.