Veyron (river)
Veyron | ||
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Water code | CH : 157 | |
location |
Switzerland
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River system | Rhône | |
Drain over | Venoge → Rhone → Mediterranean | |
source | north of Bière 46 ° 32 ′ 52 ″ N , 6 ° 20 ′ 26 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 710 m above sea level M. | |
muzzle | at La Sarraz in the Venoge coordinates: 46 ° 39 ′ 20 " N , 6 ° 29 ′ 37" E ; CH1903: 527 674 / 167583 46 ° 39 '20 " N , 6 ° 29' 37" O |
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Mouth height | 492 m above sea level M. | |
Height difference | approx. 218 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 9.3 ‰ | |
length | 23.5 km | |
Catchment area | 81.84 km² | |
Discharge at the estuary A Eo : 81.84 km² |
MQ Mq |
1.58 m³ / s 19.3 l / (s km²) |
Left tributaries | Malagne , Morand |
The Veyron is an approximately 23 km long right tributary of the Venoge in the canton of Vaud of Switzerland . It drains a section of the western edge of the Vaud Central Plateau . The first written mention of the river was in 1257 under the name li Voirons .
geography
course
The headwaters of the Veyron are located at around 720 m above sea level. M. in the Grand Marais corridor at the foot of the Jura on the commune of Bière . On the plateau at the foot of the Jura, the stream flows northeast parallel to the Jura ranges and has only a very slight gradient. At Mollens (VD) , the Veyron enters a boggy valley low with alder forests. This valley with around 500 m wide, flat ground served the Ice Age Rhone glacier as a meltwater channel for a long time.
South of L'Isle , the Veyron turns to the east and overcomes a height difference of 100 meters for 6 km, where it runs in a valley that is sunk about 30 m into the surrounding high plateaus. At the village of La Chaux (Cossonay) , this valley opens into a wide hollow, which is flanked to the east by the ridge of the Bois du Sépey . The stream now flows north-northeast and after a short section in a ravine-like valley it reaches the Tine de Conflens (498 m above sea level), a rock basin in which it flows into the Venoge. Up to this point the Veyron has covered a distance of around 13 km longer than the Venoge; however, the latter generally carries more water.
The entire course of the Veyron has been preserved in a near-natural, partly natural state. From the foot of the Jura , the tributaries Etremble , Malagne , Morand and Gèbre flow to it. The water power of the Veyron has been used in several places for the operation of mills and sawmills since the Middle Ages .
Tributaries
- Etremble (left)
- Malagne (left)
- Morand (left)
- Lamponnex (right)
- Gèbre (left)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
- ↑ a b Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved June 9, 2019 .