Isère ( fr. Isère ), a river in southeastern France , the left tributary of the Rhone . Length 290 km, basin area 11.8 thousand km². Average water consumption - 360 m³ / s.
| Isere | |
|---|---|
| fr. Isère | |
 Isère in Grenoble | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 290 km |
| Pool | 11 800 km² |
| Water consumption | 360 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Grays Alps |
| • Height | 2900 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Rona |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Rhone → Mediterranean Sea |
| A country |
|
| Region | Auvergne - Rhone - Alps |
| Areas | Drome , Ysera , Savoy |
 - source  - mouth | |
Isère originates in the Graz Alps , on the border with Italy , next to the famous ski resort of Val d'Isere . The river crosses the Savoy Alps in the deep Tarantez valley, in the middle course it flows in the trough valley of Grezivodan . It flows into the Rhone in the town of Pont de Isere , a few kilometers north of Valence .
The river food is mixed snow and rain, typical summer flood .
On the river and its tributaries - reservoirs and hydroelectric power stations. The river is navigable 155 km above the mouth. On Isere are the cities of Albertville , Grenoble .
In honor of Iser, the asteroid (364) Isar , discovered in 1893, is named.
Sources
- Ysera (a tributary of the Rhone) // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978.
- Ysera // Dictionary of modern geographical names / Rus. geo about . Mosk. Centre; Under the total. ed. Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova . Institute of Geography RAS . - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 2006.