Hérisson (river)
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The cascades of the Hérisson |
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Water code | FR : V2200600 | |
location | France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region | |
River system | Rhone | |
Drain over | Ain → Rhone → Mediterranean | |
source | in the municipality of La Chaux-du-Dombief 46 ° 36 ′ 15 ″ N , 5 ° 53 ′ 24 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 940 m | |
muzzle | on the municipal boundary of Doucier and Châtillon in the Ain Coordinates: 46 ° 38 ′ 41 ″ N , 5 ° 43 ′ 40 ″ E 46 ° 38 ′ 41 ″ N , 5 ° 43 ′ 40 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 444 m | |
Height difference | approx. 496 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 24 ‰ | |
length | 21 km | |
Flowing lakes | Lac du Val , Lac de Chambly |
The Hérisson is a river in France that runs in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . It rises in the municipal area of La Chaux-du-Dombief just inside the Haut-Jura Regional Nature Park , generally drains west to northwest and in its upper reaches, in six cascades, manages a height of 280 m. It crosses the lakes Lac du Val and Lac du Chambly and after a total of 21 kilometers flows into the Ain as a left tributary at the municipal boundary of Doucier and Châtillon .
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