Dunières (river)

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Dunières
The river at Raucoules

The river at Raucoules

Data
Water code FR :  K0454000
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Lignon du Velay  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Saint-Régis-du-Coin
45 ° 17 ′ 59 ″  N , 4 ° 28 ′ 35 ″  E
Source height approx.  1150  m
muzzle in the municipality of Les Villettes in the Lignon du Velay Coordinates: 45 ° 13 '34 "  N , 4 ° 10' 33"  E 45 ° 13 '34 "  N , 4 ° 10' 33"  E
Mouth height approx.  524  m
Height difference approx. 626 m
Bottom slope approx. 15 ‰
length 42 km
Left tributaries Ruisseau de Saint-Julien

The Dunières (in the upper reaches: Dunerette ) is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Pilat Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Saint-Régis-du-Coin , first drains in a south-westerly direction, then swings to the west and, after 42 kilometers, flows into the Lignon du Velay as a right tributary in the municipality of Les Villettes . On its way, the Dunières crosses the Loire and Haute-Loire departments .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Dunières  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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 Dunières at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 25, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.