Guiers | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Rhône |
• coordinates | 45°36′45″N 5°37′18″E / 45.6126°N 5.6218°E |
Length | 49.9 km (31.0 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
Tributaries | |
• left | Ainan |
• right | Thiers, Guiers Vif |
The Guiers (French pronunciation: [ɡje]) is a river in the Isère and Savoie departments of eastern France. It is 49.9 km (31.0 mi) long.[1] It rises in the Chartreuse Mountains. The part upstream from the confluence with the Guiers Vif (literally Live Guiers) is also called Guiers Mort (literally Dead Guiers).