Glandieu Fall

Waterfall in Glandieu, Ain

45°39′55″N 5°36′50″E / 45.665167647489746°N 5.613862825547643°E / 45.665167647489746; 5.613862825547643Elevation~ 210 mTotal height60 mNumber of drops2Longest drop210 mWatercourseGland

The Glandieu Fall (French: Cascade de Glandieu) is a small waterfall in France. The fall is situated in Glandieu, in the Ain Department, between the villages of Brégnier-Cordon and Saint-Benoît.^[1]^[2]

It consists of two consecutive waterfall steps, for a total height of 60 metres, which carry the water of the Gland into the Rhône basin.

Until few time ago there was a marble quarry near the waterfall, in Brégnier-Cordon area, which used its hydroelectric energy. Two small hydroelectric power stations are still in operation, one for each municipality.^[3]

Gallery

The limit between Brégnier-Cordon and Saint-Benoît with, right side, the label to the Fall.
Other view of the Fall.

References

^ "Cascade de Glandieu". europeanwaterfalls.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "Cascade de Glandieu à Brégnier-Cordon - Patrimoine(s) de l'Ain". patrimoines.ain.fr. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "Cascade de Glandieu". ain-tourisme.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.