Glandon (river)

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Glandon
The river in the estuary

The river in the estuary

Data
Water code FR :  W1060600
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Arc  → Isère  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Saint-Colomban-des-Villards
45 ° 15 ′ 27 ″  N , 6 ° 8 ′ 41 ″  E
Source height approx.  2415  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines and Saint-Avre in the Arc Coordinates: 45 ° 21 ′ 4 ″  N , 6 ° 18 ′ 12 ″  E 45 ° 21 ′ 4 ″  N , 6 ° 18 ′ 12 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  443  m
Height difference approx. 1972 m
Bottom slope approx. 99 ‰
length 20 km

The Glandon is a river in France that runs in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises from the small mountain lake Lac de la Croix on the eastern flank of the Belledonne mountain range , in the municipality of Saint-Colomban-des-Villards , generally drains in a north-easterly direction and flows after 20 kilometers at the municipal border of Saint-Étienne-de-Cuines and Saint -Avre as a left tributary into the Arc .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

Commons : Glandon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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 April 28, 2014, rounded to full kilometers