Albarine

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Albarine
The river in Tenay

The river in Tenay

Data
Water code FR :  V29-0400
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Ain  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Brénod
46 ° 6 ′ 25 ″  N , 5 ° 37 ′ 51 ″  E
Source height approx.  950  m
muzzle in the municipality of Châtillon-la-Pallud in the Ain coordinates: 45 ° 57 ′ 56 "  N , 5 ° 15 ′ 26"  E 45 ° 57 ′ 56 "  N , 5 ° 15 ′ 26"  E
Mouth height approx.  220  m
Height difference approx. 730 m
Bottom slope approx. 12 ‰
length 59 km
Small towns Ambérieu-en-Bugey
Cascade de Charabotte

Cascade de Charabotte

The Albarine is a river in France that runs in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the southern Jura , in the municipality of Brénod on a karst plateau and initially drains south. In Nantuy in the municipality of Hauteville-Lompnes the Albarine falls over the majestic waterfall Cascade de Charabotte in a canyon-like valley, swivels in several loops towards the west and ends after a total of 59 kilometers in the municipality of Châtillon-la-Pallud as a left tributary of the Ain . On its way the Albarine crosses the Bugey landscape .

Hydrology

The water flow of the Albarine is strongly dependent on the seasons and the amount of precipitation. In summer and in dry periods the water repeatedly seeps into the karst subsoil, sometimes the river disappears completely from the surface.

Places on the river

Attractions

  • Waterfall Cascade de Charabotte

Web links

Commons : Albarine  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Albarine at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 11, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.