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| Erdre | |
|---|---|
 The quai de Versailles [fr] in Nantes | |
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| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country |  France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Maine-et-Loire |
| Mouth | |
| • location | Loire |
| • coordinates | 47°12′42″N 1°32′22″W / 47.21167°N 1.53944°W / 47.21167; -1.53944 |
| Length | 97.4 km (60.5 mi) |
| Basin size | 936 km (361 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 2.5 m/s (88 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Loire→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Erdre (French pronunciation: [ɛʁdʁ]; Breton: Erzh) is a 97.4 km (60.5 mi) long river in western France, right tributary to the Loire. Its source is in the Maine-et-Loire department, near La Pouëze. It flows through the departments Maine-et-Loire and Loire-Atlantique. The Erdre meets the Loire in the city of Nantes. Other towns on the Erdre, going downstream, are Candé, Riaillé, Nort-sur-Erdre and Sucé-sur-Erdre.
South of Nort-sur-Erdre, the river flows through reclaimed marshland, and is up to a kilometer wide at the Plaine de Mazerolles near Sucé-sur-Erdre. At the Plaine de la Poupiniere, the Nantes-Brest canal joins the Erdre.
The Erdre flows into the Loire via the St Felix canal tunnel [fr] under Rue Henri IV [fr], emerging near the main railway station. Its former course is a main road and shopping area, the Cours des Cinquante Otages [fr].
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