Isère (river)
| Isère | |
|---|---|
The Isère in the center of Grenoble | |
Path of the Isère | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Departments | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Sources de l'Isère Glacier, Grande Aiguille Rousse, Graian Alps |
| • coordinates | 45°26′45″N 7°5′47″E / 45.44583°N 7.09639°E |
| • elevation | ±2,900 m (9,500 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rhône |
• coordinates | 44°58′56″N 4°51′8″E / 44.98222°N 4.85222°E |
• elevation | ±110 m (360 ft) |
| Length | 286 km (178 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,890 km2 (4,590 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 329 m3/s (11,600 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Arc, Drac |
| • right | Arly |
| Sources | Sandre, Géoportail, Banque Hydro, Symbhi |
The Isère (US: /iːˈzɛər/ ee-ZAIR, French: [izɛʁ] ⓘ; Arpitan: Isera; Occitan: Isèra) is a river in the Auvergne-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 in 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.
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.