Reyran
| Reyran | ||
 The canalized river at Fréjus |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : Y5320500 | |
| location | France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region | |
| River system | Argens | |
| Drain over | Argens → Mediterranean | |
| source | on the municipal boundary of Saint-Paul-en-Forêt and Bagnols-en-Forêt 43 ° 33 ′ 2 ″ N , 6 ° 41 ′ 55 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 298 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Fréjus in the Argens coordinates: 43 ° 24 ′ 40 ″ N , 6 ° 44 ′ 2 ″ E 43 ° 24 ′ 40 ″ N , 6 ° 44 ′ 2 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 1 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 297 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 11 ‰ | |
| length | 27 km | |
| Discharge at the gauge Fréjus A Eo : 71 km² |
MQ Mq |
590 l / s 8.3 l / (s km²) |
| Medium-sized cities | Fréjus | |
The Reyran is a river in southeastern France that runs in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises in the Esterel Mountains , on the municipal boundary of Saint-Paul-en-Forêt and Bagnols-en-Forêt , first drains in an easterly direction, then turns to the southwest, parallel to the A8 motorway , and after a total of 27 kilometers flows into the municipal area of Fréjus as a left tributary in the Argens , which itself flows a few hundred meters further into the Mediterranean . The lower reaches of the Reyran are built as a canal to protect against flooding .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Le Soleil des Arrets , municipality of Montauroux
- Fréjus
history
In the mid-1950s, the river was dammed by the Barrage de Malpasset . It broke out in 1959; According to various sources, around 421 people were killed in the resulting tidal wave.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on February 26, 2014, rounded to full kilometers
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: Y5325010 , option: Synthèse ) .