Valserine
| Valserine | ||
 The river runs through a narrow forest valley |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : V1010500 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions | |
| River system | Rhône | |
| Drain over | Rhône → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipal area of Divonne-les-Bains 46 ° 25 ′ 3 ″ N , 6 ° 3 ′ 37 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1165 m | |
| muzzle | in the local area of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine in the Rhône Coordinates: 46 ° 6 ′ 25 ″ N , 5 ° 49 ′ 47 ″ E 46 ° 6 ′ 25 ″ N , 5 ° 49 ′ 47 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 335 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 830 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 17 ‰ | |
| length | 48 km | |
| Catchment area | 395 km² | |
| Outflow at the Lancrans gauge |
MQ |
17 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Semine | |
| Small towns | Bellegarde-sur-Valserine | |
The Valserine is a river in France that runs through the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. It rises in the Jura just on the border with Switzerland , southwest of the La Dôle summit , on the north-western border of the municipality of Divonne-les-Bains . The river generally drains in a south-westerly direction through the Haut-Jura Regional Nature Park and, after 48 kilometers, flows into the Rhône as a right tributary in the local area of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine . On its way, the Valserine crosses the Ain department , forms the border to the neighboring Jura department in its upper reaches and finally meets the Haute-Savoie department at its confluence .
Places on the river
See also
Web links
Commons : Valserine - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Valserine from SANDRE (French), accessed on March 29, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ a b hydro.eaufrance.fr (Station: V1015040 , option: Synthèse )