Gère

The Gère (French pronunciation: [ʒɛʁ]) is a 34.5-kilometre-long (21.4 mi) tributary of the Rhône in the Isère department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (France). Its source is in a pond of the Grand Tuilière in the eastern part of the Bonnevaux forest. It flows into the Rhone at Vienne. Its power was put to work for paper mills, foundries, and textile mills in the Gère Valley at the beginning of the industrial era.^[2]

Gère
The Gère in Vienne
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Location
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Isère
Towns	Châtonnay Pont-Évêque Vienne
Physical characteristics
Source	Eastern part of the Bonnevaux forest, étang de la Grande Tuilière
• location	Châtonnay
• coordinates	45°27′45″N 5°13′12″E
• elevation	549 m
Mouth	Rhône
• location	Vienne
• coordinates	45°31′40″N 4°52′24″E
• elevation	152 m
Length	34.5 km (21.4 mi) [1]
Discharge
• average	3.15 cubic metres per second (111 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

Gallery

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  The Gère in Estrablin
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  Weir in the Gère Valley (Vienne)
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  Railway bridge near the confluence with the Rhône
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  The Gère-Rhône confluence