Bourbre

Bourbre

The Bourbre at La Bâtie-Montgascon
Origin Burcin
45°25′57″N 05°25′56″E / 45.43250°N 5.43222°E / 45.43250; 5.43222
Mouth Rhone
45°46′25″N 05°11′15″E / 45.77361°N 5.18750°E / 45.77361; 5.18750Coordinates: 45°46′25″N 05°11′15″E / 45.77361°N 5.18750°E / 45.77361; 5.18750
Basin countries France
Length 72.2 km (44.9 mi)
Source elevation 495 m (1,624 ft)
Mouth elevation 190 m (620 ft)
Avg. discharge 7.85 m3/s (277 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area 703 km2 (271 sq mi)

The Bourbre (French: la Bourbre) is a 72.2 km (44.9 mi) long river in the Isère and Rhône départements, central eastern France. Its source is in Burcin. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Rhone into which it flows at Chavanoz.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

References

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