Furans
| Furans | ||
 The estuary in winter |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : V14-0430 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| River system | Rhône | |
| Drain over | Rhône → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of La Burbanche 45 ° 50 ′ 59 ″ N , 5 ° 32 ′ 59 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 350 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Brens in the Rhône coordinates: 45 ° 42 ′ 37 ″ N , 5 ° 42 ′ 2 ″ E 45 ° 42 ′ 37 ″ N , 5 ° 42 ′ 2 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 220 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 130 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 4.5 ‰ | |
| length | 29 km | |
| Catchment area | 209 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Arène | |
The Furans is a river in France that runs in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of La Burbanche , drains generally in a south-east direction through the Bugey landscape and flows after 29 kilometers at the hamlet of the same name Furans , in the municipality of Brens as a right tributary to the Rhône , directly at the re-confluence of the Belley canal ( Canal de Dérivation du Rhône ) into the main river.
Places on the river
- La Burbanche
- Rossillon
- Cheignieu-la-Balme
- Pugieu
- Chazey receipts
- Arbignieu
- Furans, Brens parish
See also
Web links
Commons : Furans - collection of images, videos and audio files
Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
- ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the furans from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 17, 2012, rounded to the nearest kilometer.