Bourges (river)
Bourges | ||
Bourges in the locality of Burzet |
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Water code | FR : V5000680 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
River system | Rhône | |
Drain over | Fontolière → Ardèche → Rhône → Mediterranean | |
source | in the southern municipality of Lachamp-Raphaël 44 ° 47 ′ 11 ″ N , 4 ° 18 ′ 10 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 1360 m | |
muzzle | below Saint-Pierre-de-Colombier in the Fontolière coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′ 45 ″ N , 4 ° 15 ′ 31 ″ E, 44 ° 41 ′ 45 ″ N , 4 ° 15 ′ 31 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 374 m | |
Height difference | approx. 986 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 52 ‰ | |
length | 19 km |
The Bourges is a river in France that runs in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . Its source stream Ruisseau des Chabottes rises in the Cevennes , in the southern municipality of Lachamp-Raphaël . The river drains in the upper reaches in a north-westerly direction, then turns generally to the south, crosses the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park and flows 19 kilometers below Saint-Pierre-de-Colombier as a left tributary into the Fontolière .
Attractions
In the upper reaches are the Cascade du Ray-Pic , a 30 meter high double waterfall in the basalt rock.
Places on the river
Web links
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