Vis River

Vis River

Infobox River | river_name = Vis

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caption = The Vis River.
origin = Cévennes
mouth = Hérault River
coord|43|56|22|N|3|41|23|E|name=Hérault-Vis|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 57.9 km
elevation =
discharge = 10 m³/s
watershed = 332 km²The Vis is a 57.9 km long river in south-central France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon "région", right tributary of the Hérault River. Its source is in the Cévennes, near the village of Alzon. It flows between the Causse du Larzac and the Causse de Blandas into the Hérault "département" and the Gard "département". The Vis flows into the Hérault River near Ganges.

Origin of the name

The name "Vis" derives from the old Proto-Indo-European root "Vir" which means "river", and which can be found in the name of many rivers in France such as the Vire River.

Towns along the river

The Vis flows through the following communes :

Hydrology and water quality

The Vis takes its source on the Saint-Guiral mount [ [http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/photo868824.htm The Vis river on Trekearth] ] .

ee also

* Cirque de Navacelles

References

* [http://www.cevennes-meridionales.com/otlevigan/decouvrir/cirque-navacelles.do?item=decouvrir Cirque de Navacelles and the gorges of the Vis]
* [http://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/selection.php Banque Hydro - Station Y2035010 - La Vis à Saint-Laurent-le-Minier (Synthèse)]
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/ Site du SANDRE]


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