List rivers of Brittany

This list presents the rivers which sprinkle, entirely or partly, the grounds of the Brittany, within the meaning of peninsula of the west of France.

With

• the Aff
• the Andouille is an affluent of the Ille on its left bank
• the Ardenne (river)
• the Arguenon
• the Arz
• the Aulne
• the Aven, which takes its source with PEN-Swallow-hole , in Coray, crosses Rosporden and Bridge-Swallow-hole, and emerges in the Atlantique.

B

• Biez : name of several brooks, or channels of drainage, in the marshes of the country of Fraud:
• Biez Jean, emerges in the Manche, between Saint-Benoit-of-Waves and Vildé-the-Navy, to see HTTP: /www4.culture.fr/patrimoines/patrimoine_architectural_et_mobilier/sribzh/main.xsp?execute=show_document&id=MERIMEEIA35003487
• Biez Shining
• Biez de Cardequin
• Large Biez de Cardequin
• New Biez

• the Blavet

• the Brutz

C

• the To fix
• the Cantache, affluent of the Unpleasant in the west of Glazed
• the Silk worker , name of two rivers:
• the Silk worker, river which runs Plélan-the-Large with Saint-Senoux where it emerges in Unpleasant the
• the Canut of Renac which runs Pipriac with Sainte-Marie, where it also emerges in the Vilaine,
• the Coronq or Coronc, is an affluent of the Hyères on its left bank, between Callac and Carhaix-Plouguer;
• the Couesnon is the coastal river which separates the Normandy from the Brittany and emerges in front of the Mont Saint-Michel;

D

• Don
• Douffine
• the Hydronyme Dour , which means water , returns in the composition of many rivers:
• the Dour Elego, affluent of the Yar on its Right Bank,
• the Douron, which takes its source with Lannéanou, is trégorrois throughout its course which finishes between Locquirec and Plestin-the-Strikes
• the Dourduff, which emerges, with the port of the Dourduff-in-Sea, commune of Plouezoc' H, in bay of Morlaix,
• Dour Hir (long Water), affluent of the Blavet in the west of Hennebont

E

• It
• Élorn
• Eon
• Erdre, affluent of the Loire with Nantes

F

• Faou
• Arrow
• the Flora
• Flume, affluent of the Unpleasant , in the south of Rennes
• Frémur

G

• the Goued or Gouët, the river which emerges with the port of Bequeathed to Saint-Brieuc
• the Gouedic ( Petit Goued ), another river of Saint-Brieuc
• the Goyen, or river of Audierne
• Gwazh : the word means brook and retouve in some hydronymes:
• Gwazh Vilinig, small affluent of the Trieux
• the Guic, affluent of the To bequeath, with Beautiful-Isle-in-Ground, on its left bank
• the Guindy, which emerges in the Jaudy with Tréguier.

H

• Drain of Hilvern
• Horn
• Hyères

I

• Iaric
• Ic
• Ille
• Illet
• Ise, affluent of the Seiche
• the Islet
• Insulates

J

• Jarlot, one of the two rivers of Morlaix
• Jaudy, the river of the port of Tréguier

K

• Kerallé
• Kerdu
• Koad Toull Sac' H

L

• the Laïta, river of Quimperlé
• the Lan Scalon with Plougonver
• the Leff, affluent of Trieux on its Right Bank
• the To bequeath (known as also the Guer ), river of Lannion, is thrown in the Manche with Beg-To bequeath;
• the Lawn, crosses Combourg, affluent of the Rance on its Right Bank,
• the Liziec with Vannes
• the the Loire/Liger, which sprinkles Ancenis, Nantes, Saint-Nazaire.

M

• Maine
• Meu
• Moros

NR

• the Ninian

O

• Odet
• Oust (river)

P

• Penfeld
• Penzé
• Perugia

Q

• the Queffleut, one of the two rivers of Morlaix
• Quillimadec
• Quillivaron
• the Quincampoix, affluent of the Cuttlefish

R

• the Rancid river
• River: many a hydronymes comprises this word (in general stêr into Breton)
• Rivière of Money
• Rivière of Crac' H
• Rivière of Daoulas
• Rivière of Étel
• Rivière of Pont-l'Abbé
• the Rivoal with Saint-Rivoal
• the Roscoat, in Trégor
• the Rozan, in the canton of Uzel

• Brook: the term meets in very many names:

• Brook of the Form, emerges in the Manche with the Fish pond-on-Sea
• Ruisseau of Combs
• Ruisseau of Eval
• Ruisseau of Guiault, leads in the English Channel with the Fish pond-on-Sea
• Ruisseau of Guinefort, affluent of the Rance on its left bank, with Évran
• Ruisseau of Hesnais
• Ruisseau of the ponds of Landal
• Ruisseau of Lochrist, affluent of the Goyen to its Right Bank, upstream of Bridge-Cross, between Bridge-Cross and Comfort-Meilars,
• Ruisseau of Oyon, affluent of the Aff
• Brook of Ricordel
• Brook of Rieule, feeds the pond of Jugon

S

• Holy: some names of saints are also hydronymes:
• the St. Emilion, affluent of Guic, recalls that the saint éponyme, Émilion, would be originating in this area which he forsook for the vines of the Bordelais
• Saint-Rivoal, to see Rivoal.
• Scorff
• Secret
• Semnon
• Serein
• Separates Nantes
• Squiriou
• Stêr meaning river , several rivers bear this name, even in French:
• Stêr Gozh
• Stêr Goanez

T

• Théoulas
• Trieux

U

• Ballot box

V

• Unpleasant

Y

• Yaigne
• Yar

Works

• Thesis of doctorate of Herve Bihan on the Breton, consultable Hydronymy with CRBC with the University of Western Brittany in Brest.

Bonds

• Sites of association Dour ha Stêrioù Breizh /Water and Rivières of Brittany: HTTP: /www.eau-et-rivieres.asso.fr/.

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