The Glandieu Fall (

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: Cascade de Glandieu) is a small

waterfall A waterfall is any point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in seve ...

in France. The fall is situated in

Glandieu Glandieu () is a village in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France. It is divided on the territory of two Communes of France, communes by the Gland, which here forms the Glandieu Fall, Glandieu waterfall. The northern part ...

, in the

Ain Ain (, ; ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...

Department, between the

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s of

Brégnier-Cordon Brégnier-Cordon () is a Communes of France, commune in the Ain Departments of France, department in eastern France. Geography Brégnier-Cordon lies 20 km south of Belley. It is located in a bend of the Rhône on the edge of Savoie (on the ...

and Saint-Benoît. It consists of two consecutive waterfall steps, for a total height of 60 metres, which carry the water of the

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into the

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basin. Until few time ago there was a

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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.

Gallery

Glandieu (Saint-Benoît).JPG, The limit between

and Saint-Benoît with, right side, the label to the Fall. Glandieu Falls France.jpg, Other view of the Fall.

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Landforms of Ain Ain Waterfalls of France Tourist attractions in Ain Tiered waterfalls {{Ain-geo-stub