Isère
Isère | ||
On the upper reaches of the Isère |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : W --- 0000 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
River system | Rhône | |
Drain over | Rhône → Mediterranean | |
source | in the municipality of Val-d'Isère 45 ° 26 ′ 47 ″ N , 7 ° 5 ′ 34 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 2815 m | |
muzzle | below Pont-de-l'Isère in the Rhône Coordinates: 44 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 51 ′ 12 ″ E, 44 ° 59 ′ 0 ″ N , 4 ° 51 ′ 12 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 108 m | |
Height difference | approx. 2707 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 9.5 ‰ | |
length | 286 km | |
Catchment area | 11,890 km² | |
Outflow at the Beaumont-Monteux gauge |
MQ |
330 m³ / s |
Reservoirs flowed through | Lac du Chevril | |
Big cities | Grenoble | |
Medium-sized cities | Romans-sur-Isere | |
Small towns | Bourg-Saint-Maurice , Albertville , Pontcharra , Voreppe , Bourg-de-Péage | |
The river in Grenoble |
The Isère ( Isara in ancient times) is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Savoy Alps near the border with Italy , in the Vanoise National Park . The headwaters are formed by the Glacier des Sources de l'Isère , named after the river , which extends on the northern flank of the Grande Aiguille Rousse . The actual source is at Col de la Vache in the municipality of Val-d'Isère . Despite major changes in direction, the river generally drains in a south-westerly direction and flows into the Rhône as a left tributary after 286 kilometers below Pont-de-l'Isère , north of Valence . The Isère crosses the Savoie , Isère (for which it is namesake) and Drôme departments on its way .
Places on the river
- Val d'Isère
- Bourg-Saint-Maurice
- Moûtiers
- Albertville
- Pontcharra
- Grenoble
- Voreppe
- Romans-sur-Isere
- Bourg-de-Péage
- Pont-de-l'Isère
Tributaries
Left tributaries: |
Right tributaries: |
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Isère at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 31, 2010, rounded to the nearest kilometer.
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: W3540010 , option: Synthèse )