Drac River

Drac River

Infobox River | river_name = Drac


caption = Confluence of the Drac with the Isère near Grenoble
origin = Massif des Écrins
mouth = Isère
coord|45|12|55|N|5|40|31|E|name=Isère-Drac|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 130 km
elevation =
discharge = 58 m³/s
watershed = 3,350 km²

The Drac is a 130 km long river in southeastern France, left tributary of the Isère. It is formed by the confluence of the "Drac Noir" and the "Drac Blanc", that both rise in the southern part of the Massif des Écrins. It flows through several reservoirs. It flows into the Isère near Grenoble. Its major tributary is the Romanche.

The Drac flows through the following "départements" and towns:
* Hautes-Alpes: Saint-Bonnet-en-Champsaur
* Isère: Corps, Grenoble

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/W2--0200.php?cg=W2--0200 The Drac at the Sandre database]


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