Garon

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Garon
The river in Brignais

The river in Brignais

Data
Water code FR :  V3030500
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Rhône  → Mediterranean
source on the municipal boundary of Saint-Martin-en-Haut and Yzeron
45 ° 42 ′ 6 ″  N , 4 ° 34 ′ 10 ″  E
Source height approx.  769  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Givors and Grigny in the Rhône Coordinates: 45 ° 35 ′ 27 "  N , 4 ° 46 ′ 41"  E 45 ° 35 ′ 27 "  N , 4 ° 46 ′ 41"  E
Mouth height approx.  178  m
Height difference approx. 591 m
Bottom slope approx. 19 ‰
length 31 km
Right tributaries Mornantet
Small towns Brignais , Grigny , Givors

The Garon is a river in France that runs in the Rhône department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Monts du Lyonnais mountains , on the municipal boundary of Saint-Martin-en-Haut and Yzeron , first drains in an easterly direction, then turns to the south-east, crosses the agglomeration southwest of Lyon and after a total of 31 kilometers it flows into the municipal boundary of Givors and Grigny as a right tributary to the Rhône .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ Water information system , Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on December 16, 2014, rounded to full kilometers