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Fier

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The Fier

Location
Country France
Physical characteristics
Source  
 - location Manigod
 - coordinates 45°48′45″N 06°25′03″E / 45.81250°N 6.41750°E / 45.81250; 6.41750
 - elevation 1,800 m (5,900 ft)

Mouth  
 - location
 Rhone
 - coordinates
45°56′21″N 05°49′55″E / 45.93917°N 5.83194°E / 45.93917; 5.83194Coordinates: 45°56′21″N 05°49′55″E / 45.93917°N 5.83194°E / 45.93917; 5.83194
 - elevation
 255 m (837 ft)
Length 71.9 km (44.7 mi)
Basin size 1,380 km2 (530 sq mi)
Discharge  
 - average 41.2 m3/s (1,450 cu ft/s)

Basin features
Progression
Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The Fier (French: le Fier) is a 71.9 km (44.7 mi) long river in the Haute-Savoie and Savoie départements, southeastern France. Its source is at Manigod, in the Aravis Range. It flows generally west. It is a left tributary of the Rhone into which it flows at Seyssel.


The Chéran is among its tributaries.



Départements and communes along its course


This list is ordered from source to mouth:



  • Haute-Savoie: Manigod, Les Clefs, Thônes, La Balme-de-Thuy, Alex, Dingy-Saint-Clair, Annecy-le-Vieux, Nâves-Parmelan, Villaz, Argonay, Pringy, Metz-Tessy, Meythet, Annecy, Cran-Gevrier, Poisy, Chavanod, Lovagny, Étercy, Vaulx, Hauteville-sur-Fier, Sales, Vallières, Rumilly, Moye, Lornay, Val-de-Fier,

  • Savoie: Motz

  • Haute-Savoie: Seyssel



Notes


  • This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 2nd 2009.


References







  • http://www.geoportail.fr

  • The Fier at the Sandre database















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