Thines (river)

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Thines
The Thines flows with a steep gradient through a narrow valley

The Thines flows with a steep gradient through a narrow valley

Data
Water code FR :  V5040780
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Chassezac  → Ardèche  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Montselgues
44 ° 32 ′ 58 ″  N , 4 ° 0 ′ 49 ″  E
Source height approx.  1100  m
muzzle in the municipality of Malarce-sur-la-Thines in the Chassezac coordinates: 44 ° 27 ′ 3 ″  N , 4 ° 3 ′ 1 ″  E, 44 ° 27 ′ 3 ″  N , 4 ° 3 ′ 1 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  220  m
Height difference approx. 880 m
Bottom slope approx. 55 ‰
length 16 km (see notes)

The Thines (actually: Rivière de Thines) is a small mountain river in France that runs in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Cevennes , in the municipality of Montselgues , under the name Ruisseau de Chaptines , generally drains in a southerly direction through the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park and flows into the municipality of Malarce-sur-la-Thines as a left tributary after 16 kilometers the Chassezac dammed up by the barrage of Malarce .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Thines  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ The information on the river length is based on the information about the Thines at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 29, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.