Albarine | |
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The Albarine at Tenay | |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Brénod |
• coordinates | 46°04′41″N 05°37′07″E / 46.07806°N 5.61861°E / 46.07806; 5.61861 |
• elevation | 873 m (2,864 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Ain |
• coordinates | 45°57′54″N 05°15′27″E / 45.96500°N 5.25750°E / 45.96500; 5.25750 |
• elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
Length | 59.4 km (36.9 mi) |
Basin size | 312 km (120 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 6.91 m/s (244 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ain→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Albarine (French pronunciation: [albaʁin] ) is a 59.4 km (36.9 mi) long river in the Ain department in Eastern France. Its source is at Brénod. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Ain, into which it flows at Châtillon-la-Palud, 40 km (25 mi) northeast of Lyon.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Ain: Brénod, Corcelles, Champdor, Hauteville-Lompnes, Chaley, Tenay, Argis, Oncieu, Saint-Rambert-en-Bugey, Torcieu, Bettant, Ambérieu-en-Bugey, Saint-Denis-en-Bugey, Château-Gaillard, Leyment, Saint-Maurice-de-Rémens, Châtillon-la-Palud
References
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