Séran

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Séran
The Cascade de Cerveyrieu

The Cascade de Cerveyrieu

Data
Water code FR :  V14-0400
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Haut Valromey
46 ° 4 ′ 19 ″  N , 5 ° 41 ′ 17 ″  E
Source height approx.  995  m
muzzle in the municipality of Cressin-Rochefort in a branch of the Rhône Coordinates: 45 ° 46 ′ 46 ″  N , 5 ° 46 ′ 46 ″  E 45 ° 46 ′ 46 ″  N , 5 ° 46 ′ 46 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  225  m
Height difference approx. 770 m
Bottom slope approx. 18 ‰
length 42 km

The Séran is a river in France that runs in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the municipality of Haut Valromey , in the historical province of " Bugey ", generally drains south to southeast, and after 42 kilometers flows into a tributary of the Rhône as a right tributary in the municipality of Cressin-Rochefort . Shortly before its mouth, the Séran passes under a shortcut channel of the Rhône, which branches off from the river at the weir at Lavours .

Places on the river

See also

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 on the Séran at SANDRE (French), accessed on October 31, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.