Gresse (Drac)
Greetings | ||
The river at Gresse-en-Vercors |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- Gresse-en-Vercors
- Saint-Guillaume
- Les Saillants du Gua , municipality of Le Gua
- Vif
- Varces , municipality of Varces-Allières-et-Risset
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ 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.