Guil

For the village in Iran, see Guil, Iran.

The Guil (French: le Guil) is a 51.6-kilometre (32.1 mi) long river in the Hautes-Alpes département, southeastern France.^[1] Its drainage basin is 727 km² (281 sq mi).^[2] Its source is several small streams which converge into the lake Lestio, at Ristolas. It flows generally west, through the Queyras. It is a left tributary of the Durance into which it flows at Guillestre.

Guil
The Guil.
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Ristolas
• coordinates	44°41′14″N 07°03′56″E
• elevation	2,510 m (8,230 ft)
Mouth
• location	Durance
• coordinates	44°40′01″N 06°36′05″E
• elevation	875 m (2,871 ft)
Length	51.6 km (32.1 mi)
Basin size	727 km2 (281 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	17 m3/s (600 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Ristolas, Abriès, Aiguilles, Château-Ville-Vieille, Arvieux, Eygliers, Guillestre