Cracks (river)
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| Water code | FR : V0150500 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| River system | Rhône | |
| Drain over | Giffre → Arve → Rhone → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of Bellevaux 46 ° 14 ′ 18 ″ N , 6 ° 29 ′ 57 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1400 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Saint-Jeoire in the Giffre coordinates: 46 ° 7 ′ 24 ″ N , 6 ° 29 ′ 35 ″ E 46 ° 7 ′ 24 ″ N , 6 ° 29 ′ 35 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 501 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 899 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 49 ‰ | |
| length | 18.3 km | |
| Catchment area | 57.5 km² | |
| Discharge at the gauge near Saint-Jouie at 536 m |
MQ |
1.97 m³ / s |
The cracks is a 18.3 km long tributary of the Giffre in French department of Haute-Savoie in the region of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It flows through the Savoyard Faucigny landscape and drains an area of 57.5 km².
course
The crack rises on the northeast flank of the Hirmentaz mountain in the municipality of Bellevaux . It flows first on a north-easterly course and only about one kilometer later at the winter sports resort of the same name Hirmentaz makes a 180 ° bend towards the south. The crack now flows through the municipalities of Mégevette and Onnion . Shortly after Onnion it flows through the Gorges du Risse , where it forms the border between Mieussy and Saint-Jeoire for a short distance . It finally flows into the municipality of Saint-Jeoire, opposite Le Pont du Giffre (municipality of Marignier ) as a right tributary into the Giffre .
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 August 18, 2014, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ a b catchment area and runoff on rhone-alpes.ecologie.gouv.fr