Guil Explained

Guil
Map:Guil (rivière).png
Source1 Location:Ristolas
Source1 Coordinates:44.6872°N 7.0656°W
Mouth Location:Durance
Mouth Coordinates:44.6669°N 6.6014°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:France
Length:51.6km (32.1miles)
Source1 Elevation:2510m (8,240feet)
Mouth Elevation:875m (2,871feet)
Discharge1 Avg:17m3/s
Basin Size:727km2

The Guil (French: le Guil) is a 51.6km (32.1miles) long river in the Hautes-Alpes département, southeastern France. Its drainage basin is 727km2.[1] 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.

Communes along its course

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

Notes and References

  1. http://www.observatoire-eau-paca.org/bassin_versant/guil-le-58.html Bassin versant : Guil (Le)