Orain (river)

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Orain
Data
Water code FR :  U2710500
location France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region
River system Rhône
Drain over Doubs  → Saône  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the urban area of Poligny
46 ° 49 ′ 51 ″  N , 5 ° 42 ′ 32 ″  E
Source height approx.  340  m
muzzle in the municipality of Chaussin in the Doubs Coordinates: 46 ° 57 ′ 27 ″  N , 5 ° 23 ′ 3 ″  E 46 ° 57 ′ 27 ″  N , 5 ° 23 ′ 3 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  185  m
Height difference approx. 155 m
Bottom slope approx. 4 ‰
length 39 km
Right tributaries Glantine, Grozonne, Veuge

The Orain is a river in France that runs in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . It rises in the urban area of Poligny , drains largely in a north-westerly direction, then swings to the south-west and after 39 kilometers flows into the Doubs as a left tributary in the Chaussin municipality .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Orain at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 2, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.