Thiou
Sign in to savethumb|A panoramic image from the southern bank of the Thiou in the town centre of Annecy The Thiou () is a short river in the city of Annecy, France. It is long. It is an effluent of Lake Annecy and an affluent of the Fier, which is in turn a tributary of the Rhône. The Thiou is considered one of the cleanest rivers in Europe and a postcard of the city of Annecy. The Thiou crosses the city forming small canals without which the city would not be often called the Venice of the Alps.
Key facts
- River.name
- Thiou
- River.image
- AnnecyThiou.jpg
- River.image_caption
- View of the Thiou flowing through the city of Annecy
- River.pushpin_map
- France#France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- River.subdivision_type1
- Country
- River.subdivision_name1
- France
- River.subdivision_type3
- Department
- River.subdivision_name3
- Haute-Savoie
- River.subdivision_type5
- Municipality
- River.subdivision_name5
- Annecy
- River.source1
- Lake Annecy
- River.source1_location
- Haute-Savoie, France
- River.mouth
- Fier
- River.mouth_location
- France
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Wikidata facts
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- origin of the watercourse
- Lake Annecy
- lake on watercourse
- Lake Annecy
- Commons category
- Thiou
- mouth of the watercourse
- Fier
- watershed area
- 299
- discharge
- 8.5
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Encyclopedic overview
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- References and notes
thumb|A panoramic image from the southern bank of the Thiou in the town centre of Annecy The Thiou () is a short river in the city of Annecy, France. It is long. It is an effluent of Lake Annecy and an affluent of the Fier, which is in turn a tributary of the Rhône. The Thiou is considered one of the cleanest rivers in Europe and a postcard of the city of Annecy. The Thiou crosses the city forming small canals without which the city would not be often called the Venice of the Alps.
During the nineteenth century, the Thiou played an important role in manufacturing activities and provided the necessary energy to the industries that developed in the city of Annecy.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Thiou” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
Gallery (2)
On the map
2 mapped locations