Ay (Rhône)

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Ay
Data
Water code FR :  V3530500
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Lalouvesc
45 ° 6 ′ 6 ″  N , 4 ° 32 ′ 32 ″  E
Source height approx.  990  m
muzzle at Sarras in the Rhône Coordinates: 45 ° 11 ′ 24 ″  N , 4 ° 48 ′ 19 ″  E 45 ° 11 ′ 24 ″  N , 4 ° 48 ′ 19 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  125  m
Height difference approx. 865 m
Bottom slope approx. 27 ‰
length 32 km

The Ay is a river in France that runs in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises under the name Malpertuis at Col du Faux in the municipality of Lalouvesc , generally drains north-east and flows into the Rhône after 32 kilometers near Sarras as a right tributary .

Places on the river

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Ay at SANDRE (French), accessed on August 31, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.