Bourges (river)

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Bourges
Bourges in the locality of Burzet

Bourges in the locality of Burzet

Data
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
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
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

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

Remarks

  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 Bourges from SANDRE (French), accessed on May 12, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.