Albarine
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| Albarine | |
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_-_la_rivi%C3%A8re_Albarine.JPG) The Albarine at Tenay | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Brénod |
| • coordinates | 46°04′41″N 05°37′07″E / 46.07806°N 5.61861°E |
| • elevation | 873 m (2,864 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Ain |
• coordinates | 45°57′54″N 05°15′27″E / 45.96500°N 5.25750°E |
• elevation | 220 m (720 ft) |
| Length | 59.4 km (36.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 312 km2 (120 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 6.91 m3/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.[1] 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[edit]
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
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