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The Isère (pronounced [i.zɛʁ]) is a river in the Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. Its source, a glacier known as the Sources de l'Isère, lies in the Vanoise National Park in the Graian Alps of Savoie, near the ski resort Val d'Isère on the border with Italy. An important left-bank tributary of the Rhône, the Isère merges with it a few kilometers north of Valence.
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Isère | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Sources de l'Isère Glacier, Grande Aiguille Rousse, Graian Alps |
• coordinates | 45°26′45″N 7°5′47″E |
• elevation | ±2,900 m (9,500 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Rhône |
• coordinates | 44°58′56″N 4°51′8″E |
• elevation | ±110 m (360 ft) |
Length | 286 km (178 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 11,890 km2 (4,590 sq mi)[1] |
Discharge | |
• average | 329 m3/s (11,600 cu ft/s)[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Isère—Rhône—Mediterranean Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Arc, Drac |
• right | Arly |
Sources | Sandre, Géoportail, Banque Hydro [fr], Symbhi [fr] |
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Many riverside communes have incorporated the Isère's name into their own, for example, Sainte-Hélène-sur-Isère and Romans-sur-Isère. The department of Isère is likewise named after the river.