Gand (river)

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Gand
Data
Water code FR :  K0974000
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Rhins  → Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Violay
45 ° 50 ′ 55 ″  N , 4 ° 19 ′ 59 ″  E
Source height approx.  780  m
muzzle near L'Hôpital-sur-Rhins, municipality of Saint-Cyr-de-Favières , in the Rhins coordinates: 45 ° 58 ′ 25 ″  N , 4 ° 8 ′ 2 ″  E 45 ° 58 ′ 25 ″  N , 4 ° 8 ′ 2 ″  O
Mouth height approx.  290  m
Height difference approx. 490 m
Bottom slope approx. 18 ‰
length 28 km

The Gand is a river in France that runs in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Violay , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and flows after 28 kilometers at L'Hôpital-sur-Rhins , in the municipality of Saint-Cyr-de-Favières , as a left tributary into the Rhins .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

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 on the Gand from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 25, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.