Rhins

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)

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

References

Category:Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes