Lez (Rhône)

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Lez
The river at Suze-la-Rousse

The river at Suze-la-Rousse

Data
Water code FR :  V52-0400
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur regions
River system Rhône
Drain over Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Teyssières
44 ° 27 ′ 2 ″  N , 5 ° 6 ′ 24 ″  E
Source height approx.  960  m
muzzle in the municipality of Mornas in the Rhône coordinates: 44 ° 11 ′ 45 ″  N , 4 ° 42 ′ 31 ″  E, 44 ° 11 ′ 45 ″  N , 4 ° 42 ′ 31 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  35  m
Height difference approx. 925 m
Bottom slope approx. 13 ‰
length 74 km
Left tributaries Coronne , Hérin
Small towns Bollène

The Lez is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions. It rises in the municipality of Teyssières , initially drains in a north-westerly direction, but then turns to south-west and reaches the Rhône valley near Bollène . Here he comes first on the ship channel Canal de Donzère-Mondragon , for the supply of water is diverted. The Lez runs parallel to the canal, reaches the Rhône river at Mondragon , accompanies it a little further and flows into a left side channel of the Rhône after a total of 74 kilometers in the municipality of Mornas . On its way, the Lez crosses the Drôme and Vaucluse departments .

Places on the river

See also

Web links

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

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ^ Estuary geoportail.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Lez at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 6, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.