Title: Rhins Content: The Rhins or Reins is a river in central France in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is a right tributary of the Loire river. ==Geography== The Rhins river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of . ===Course=== The Rhins starts in the Monts du Beaujolais, in the commune of Ranchal, (Rhône department), at an altitude of about . From here, the Rhins flows first to the south, then to the west and ends flowing to the northwest. The Rhins river flows within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 2 departments and 21 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others: * Rhône : Saint- Vincent-de-Reins, Cublize, Amplepuis * Loire : Saint-Victor-sur-Rhins, Régny, Le Coteau, Roanne Finally, it flows into the Loire river in the commune of Roanne. ==Main tributaries== The main tributaries of the Rhins river are: Left tributaries: * Gand - 28.1 km Right tributaries: * Trambouze - 19.9 km == Hydrology == Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Saint-Cyr-de-Favières in the Loire department, for the period 1969 - 2017. Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Saint-Cyr-de-Favières (1969 - 2017) Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:10 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:2 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:1 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:Jan text:Jan. bar:Feb text:Feb. bar:Mar text:Mar. bar:Apr text:Apr. bar:May text:May bar:Jun text:Jun. bar:Jul text:Jul. bar:Aug text:Aug. bar:Sep text:Sep. bar:Oct text:Oct. bar:Nov text:Nov. bar:Dec text:Dec. PlotData= color:barra width:20 align:left bar:Jan from:0 till: 8.190 bar:Feb from:0 till: 8.830 bar:Mar from:0 till: 6.620 bar:Apr from:0 till: 6.260 bar:May from:0 till: 5.830 bar:Jun from:0 till: 3.520 bar:Jul from:0 till: 2.050 bar:Aug from:0 till: 1.260 bar:Sep from:0 till: 1.680 bar:Oct from:0 till: 3.630 bar:Nov from:0 till: 6.850 bar:Dec from:0 till: 7.630 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 8.190 fontsize:S text: 8.190 shift:(-9,5) bar:Feb at: 8.830 fontsize:S text: 8.830 shift:(-12,5) bar:Mar at: 6.620 fontsize:S text: 6.620 shift:(-12,5) bar:Apr at: 6.260 fontsize:S text: 6.260 shift:(-12,5) bar:May at: 5.830 fontsize:S text: 5.830 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jun at: 3.520 fontsize:S text: 3.520 shift:(-12,5) bar:Jul at: 2.050 fontsize:S text: 2.050 shift:(-12,5) bar:Aug at: 1.260 fontsize:S text: 1.260 shift:(-12,5) bar:Sep at: 1.680 fontsize:S text: 1.680 shift:(-12,5) bar:Oct at: 3.630 fontsize:S text: 3.630 shift:(-12,5) bar:Nov at: 6.850 fontsize:S text: 6.850 shift:(-12,5) bar:Dec at: 7.630 fontsize:S text: 7.630 shift:(-12,5) The Rhins is a very irregular small river; it shows typical seasonal changes. The highest levels of the river are in winter and spring, from November to May inclusive, with the highest level in February. They are followed by a rapid fall in the flow during the low water period that goes from late June to early October. ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France