Charente river
Also known as: La Charente
The Charente (also known as La Charente) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-15, the Charente was flowing at about 36.443 m³/s at the La Charente à Saintes - Pont-Palissy gauge.
- Canonical name
- Charente
- Local names / aliases
- La Charente
- Countries
- France
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 7,775 km²
- Mapped river length
- 214.2 km
- Gauging stations
- 11
- Latest measured discharge
- 36.443 m³/s (La Charente à Saintes - Pont-Palissy, 2026-10-15)
Gauging stations on the Charente
The following 11 gauging stations report discharge for the Charente, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Charente à Saintes - Pont-Palissy | France | 36.443 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.747, -0.63 | source | |
| La Charente à Chaniers - Beillant RG - aval | France | 11.639 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.706, -0.529 | source | |
| La Charente à Chaniers - Beillant RG - amont | France | 11.601 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.706, -0.529 | source | |
| La Charente à Chaniers - Beillant RD | France | 11.205 | Much below normal40% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.706, -0.529 | source | |
| La Charente à Mansle | France | 3.512 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.877, 0.18 | source | |
| La Charente à Vindelle - Coursac | France | 3.96 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.734, 0.142 | source | |
| La Touvre [résurgence] à Gond-Pontouvre [Foulpougne] | France | 5.131 | Much below normal30% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.673, 0.169 | source | |
| La Charente à Mainxe | France | 8.827 | Below normal40% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.679, -0.178 | source | |
| La Charente à Jarnac - Quai françois Mitterand | France | 10.814 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.68, -0.181 | source | |
| La Charente à Saint-Saviol - Pont Bridé | France | 1.941 | Normal7% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée corrigée | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.136, 0.242 | source | |
| L'Argent-Or à Poursac | France | 0.109 | Much below normal59% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.961, 0.256 | 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.