Rhins

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Rhins
Reins
The Rhins near l'Hôpital-sur-Rhins in the commune of Saint-Cyr-de-Favières

The Rhins near l'Hôpital-sur-Rhins in the commune of Saint-Cyr-de-Favières

Data
Water code FR :  K09-0300
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Loire
Drain over Loire  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Thel
46 ° 8 ′ 8 ″  N , 4 ° 21 ′ 55 ″  E
Source height approx.  760  m
muzzle in the municipality of Roanne in the Loire Coordinates: 46 ° 3 ′ 3 ″  N , 4 ° 6 ′ 33 ″  E 46 ° 3 ′ 3 ″  N , 4 ° 6 ′ 33 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  265  m
Height difference approx. 495 m
Bottom slope approx. 8.3 ‰
length 60 km
Left tributaries Gand
Right tributaries Trambouze
Reservoirs flowed through Lac des Sapins
Medium-sized cities Roanne
Small towns Amplepuis , Le Coteau
Mouth of the Gand (right) into the Rhins at l'Hôpital-sur-Rhins

Mouth of the Gand (right) into the Rhins at l'Hôpital-sur-Rhins

The Rhins (in the upper reaches: Reins ) is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the mountains of the Beaujolais , in the municipality of Thel , initially drains in a southerly direction, later turns to the west, then turns to the north and after 60 kilometers flows into the Loire as a right tributary on the eastern outskirts of Roanne . On its way, the Rhins crosses the Rhône and Loire departments .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Rhins at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 27, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.