Gartempe

The Gartempe is a French river that flows through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Centre-Val de Loire regions.
It rises in the Massif Central and flows into the Creuse river, as a left tributary, in the Vienne department.
Geography.
The Gartempe river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .
Course.
The Gartempe river starts in western Massif Central, near the hamlet of "Pétillat" in the "commune" of Peyrabout, Creuse department, at an elevation of about . From here, it generally flows to the northwest.
Finally, the river flows into the Creuse river in La Roche-Posay (Vienne department, on the left side) and Yzeures-sur-Creuse (Indre-et-Loire department, on the right side).
The Gartempe flows through 5 departments and 46 "communes", in 2 regions:
Main tributaries.
The main tributaries of the Gartempe river are: