Gresse (Drac)

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The river at Gresse-en-Vercors

The river at Gresse-en-Vercors

Data
Water code FR :  W28-0400
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Drac  → Isère  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Gresse-en-Vercors
44 ° 52 ′ 3 ″  N , 5 ° 32 ′ 6 ″  E
Source height approx.  1800  m
muzzle in the municipality of Varces-Allières-et-Risset in the Drac coordinates: 45 ° 6 ′ 9 ″  N , 5 ° 42 ′ 14 ″  E 45 ° 6 ′ 9 ″  N , 5 ° 42 ′ 14 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  250  m
Height difference approx. 1550 m
Bottom slope approx. 44 ‰
length 35 km
Small towns Vif

The Gresse is a river in France that runs in the Isère department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Vercors Regional Nature Park , on the northeast flank of the Petit Veymont summit (2120 m), in the municipality of Gresse-en-Vercors , generally drains in a north-easterly direction and, after 35 kilometers, flows into the municipality of Varces-Allières-et-Risset , just under south of Grenoble , as a left tributary into the Drac .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Gresse from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 27, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.