Homol

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Homol
The river at Génolhac

The river at Génolhac

Data
Water code FR :  V5400600
location France , Occitania region
River system Rhône
Drain over Cèze  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the parish of Concoules
44 ° 23 ′ 10 ″  N , 3 ° 53 ′ 51 ″  E
Source height approx.  1437  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Sénéchas and Chambon in the Cèze coordinates: 44 ° 19 ′ 8 ″  N , 4 ° 2 ′ 49 ″  E, 44 ° 19 ′ 8 ″  N , 4 ° 2 ′ 49 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  241  m
Height difference approx. 1196 m
Bottom slope approx. 60 ‰
length 20 km
Reservoirs flowed through Retenue de Sénéchas

The Homol is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the Cevennes National Park , at the Col du Pré de la Dame , in the municipality of Concoules . In its upper course, the river plunges into the valley with a considerable gradient over a short distance, drains generally in a south-easterly direction and flows into the Cèze as a right tributary after 20 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Sénéchas and Chambon in the backwater of the Barrage de Sénechas . On its way, the Homol traverses the department Lozère and Gard and abuts at its mouth to the adjacent Ardèche .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.gouv.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Homol from SANDRE (French), accessed on March 22, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.