Semine
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| Water code | FR : V1010580 | |
| location | France , regions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| River system | Rhône | |
| Drain over | Valserine → Rhône → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of La Pesse 46 ° 17 ′ 1 ″ N , 5 ° 51 ′ 10 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1195 m | |
| muzzle | on the municipal boundary of Châtillon-en-Michaille and Montanges in the Valserine Coordinates: 46 ° 8 ′ 57 ″ N , 5 ° 48 ′ 12 ″ E, 46 ° 8 ′ 57 ″ N , 5 ° 48 ′ 12 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 368 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 827 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 32 ‰ | |
| length | 26 km | |
| Catchment area | 361 km² | |
The Semine is a river in France that runs through the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. It rises in the municipality of La Pesse , in the Haut-Jura Regional Nature Park , initially drains south-west through the Jura Mountains and reaches the A40 motorway at Saint-Germain-de-Joux , which accompanies it on its further course. It turns here in a south-easterly direction and flows into the Valserine as a right tributary after a total of 26 kilometers at Châtillon-en-Michaille , but on the border with the neighboring municipality of Montanges . On its way, the Semine crosses the Jura and Ain departments .
Places on the river
Attractions
Above Belleydoux, the river forms several waterfalls , including the famous Saut à l'Âne .
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Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
- ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the semines from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 9, 2012, rounded to the nearest kilometer.