Arvan (river)
| Arvan | ||
 The river at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne |
||
| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : W1050500 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| River system | Rhône | |
| Drain over | Arc → Isère → Rhône → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of Saint-Jean-d'Arves 45 ° 9 ′ 3 ″ N , 6 ° 14 ′ 51 ″ E |
|
| Source height | approx. 2772 m | |
| muzzle | on the outskirts of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the Arc Coordinates: 45 ° 16 ′ 47 " N , 6 ° 21 ′ 26" E 45 ° 16 ′ 47 " N , 6 ° 21 ′ 26" E |
|
| Mouth height | approx. 535 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 2237 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 75 ‰ | |
| length | 30 km | |
| Catchment area | 223 km² | |
| Small towns | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne | |
The Arvan is a river in France that runs in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises under the name Arvettaz in the French Alps, on the western flank of the Grand Agnelin summit (2958 m), in the municipality of Saint-Jean-d'Arves . The river generally drains in a north-easterly direction, swiveling between the towns of Saint-Sorlin-d'Arves and Saint-Jean-d'Arves to the south-east and after a total of 30 kilometers it flows on the eastern outskirts of Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne on the left Tributary into the arc .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Web links
Commons : Arvan - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on April 24, 2014, rounded to full kilometers