River Flow Europe

Loire river

Also known as: La Loire, l'Urbise

The Loire (also known as La Loire, l'Urbise) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-15, the Loire was flowing at about 116.8 m³/s at the La Loire à Montjean-sur-Loire gauge.

Canonical name
Loire
Local names / aliases
La Loire, l'Urbise
Countries
France
Maximum upstream drainage area
115,298 km²
Mapped river length
902.7 km
Gauging stations
31
Classification
Major European river
Latest measured discharge
116.8 m³/s (La Loire à Montjean-sur-Loire, 2026-10-15)

Gauging stations on the Loire

The following 31 gauging stations report discharge for the Loire, ordered downstream (largest catchment first). Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).

StationCountryDischarge (m³/s)Historical ComparisonObservedMeasurementData qualityProviderLat, LonSource
La Loire à Montjean-sur-LoireFrance116.8Much below normal62% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.392, -0.861source
La Loire à SaumurFrance97.297Much below normal64% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.263, -0.074source
La Loire à LangeaisFrance69.265Much below normal60% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.32, 0.405source
La Loire à Onzain - Pont de Chaumont - AmontFrance51.907—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.487, 1.19source
La Loire à Tours - Pont MirabeauFrance59.722Much below normal56% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.398, 0.698source
La Loire à Gien - Nouveau PontFrance43.165—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.677, 2.642source
La Loire à Gien - Vieux PontFrance43.484Much below normal66% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.684, 2.632source
La Bonnée à Saint-Martin-d'AbbatFrance0.055—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.85, 2.257source
La Loire à Orléans - Quai du RoiFrance28.814Much below normal66% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.899, 1.926source
La Loire à Orléans - Pont RoyalFrance31.194Much below normal72% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.898, 1.905source
La Mauve de Détourbe à Meung-sur-LoireFrance0.667Normalat the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.82, 1.695source
Le Lien à TaversFrance0.228—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.755, 1.615source
La Loire à Cours-les-Barres - GivryFrance37.52Much below normal72% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.016, 3.072source
La Loire à Saint-Satur - Ecluse de Saint-ThibaultFrance39.544Much below normal69% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie47.341, 2.867source
La Loire à Imphy - Pont d'ImphyFrance17.651Much below normal71% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie46.937, 3.253source
La Loire à Nevers - ÉcluseFrance19.512—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie46.982, 3.166source
La Loire à NeversFrance19.914Much below normal72% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie46.983, 3.165source
La Loire à Gilly-sur-LoireFrance13.598Much below normal76% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie46.538, 3.766source
La Loire à Digoin - Pont D 979bFrance10.917—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie46.48, 3.97source
L'Urbise à Bourg-le-Comte - RD 989France0.025—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie46.301, 3.994source
La Loire à Villerest - Sortie barrageFrance10.565—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie45.987, 4.048source
La Loire à Villerest - AvalFrance9.78Much below normal65% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie46.002, 4.042source
Le Rhins à Saint-Vincent-de-Boisset - Pont MaréchalFrance0.165—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie46.019, 4.098source
La Loire à Bas-en-BassetFrance4.353Much below normal75% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie45.295, 4.118source
L'Ondaine à Unieux - Le PertuisetFrance0.07—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie45.409, 4.252source
La Loire à Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert - Barrage de GrangentFrance4—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie45.467, 4.249source
Le Furan à Andrézieux-Bouthéon - Pont de l'Avenue de l'EuropeFrance0.566—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie45.519, 4.264source
La Loire à Montrond-les-BainsFrance8.478Much below normal61% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie45.643, 4.225source
La Loire à GoudetFrance1.32Much below normal46% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie44.889, 3.922source
La Gazeille à Chadron - Colempce BasFrance0.237—daily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie44.953, 3.936source
La Loire à Chadrac - Pont du MonteilFrance2.89Much below normal49% below the historic mediandaily meanDonnée bruteHub'Eau Hydrométrie45.068, 3.902source

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.

Underlying dataset built . This page generated . Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

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