Chaise (river)

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Chaise
Branch of the chaise near Saint-Ferréol

Branch of the chaise near Saint-Ferréol

Data
Water code FR :  W0420500
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Arly  → Isère  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Le Bouchet-Mont-Charvin
45 ° 49 ′ 17 ″  N , 6 ° 23 ′ 58 ″  E
Source height approx.  1530  m
muzzle on the southern outskirts of Ugine in the Arly coordinates: 45 ° 44 ′ 17 "  N , 6 ° 25 ′ 26"  E 45 ° 44 ′ 17 "  N , 6 ° 25 ′ 26"  E
Mouth height approx.  405  m
Height difference approx. 1125 m
Bottom slope approx. 47 ‰
length 24 km
Small towns Ugine

The Chaise is a mountain river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Le Bouchet-Mont-Charvin , initially drains in a south-westerly direction, then curves around the southern foothills of the Chaîne des Aravis , then turns east to south-east and, after 24 kilometers, flows into the southern outskirts of Ugine as a right tributary the Arly . On its way, the chaise crosses the Haute-Savoie and Savoie departments .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.gouv.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the chaise at SANDRE (French), accessed on May 28, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.