Buëch
Buëch | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Dauphiné Alps |
Mouth | |
• location | Durance |
• coordinates | 44°12′5″N 5°56′35″E / 44.20139°N 5.94306°ECoordinates: 44°12′5″N 5°56′35″E / 44.20139°N 5.94306°E |
Length | 85 km (53 mi) |
Basin size | 1,478 km2 (571 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Buëch (French pronunciation: [bɥɛʃ][1]) is a river in southeastern France, a right tributary of the Durance. It is 85.3 km (53.0 mi) long.[2] Its drainage basin is 1,478 km2 (571 sq mi).[3] Its source is in the Dauphiné Alps, near the peak of . It flows generally southward for most of its course in the Hautes-Alpes département, and flows into the Durance at Sisteron.
Départements and towns along the Buëch include:
References[]
- ^ "La rivière Buëch - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Buëch (X10-0400)".
- ^ Bassin versant : Buëch (Le), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA
External links[]
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Categories:
- Tributaries of the Durance
- Rivers of France
- Rivers of Drôme
- Rivers of Hautes-Alpes
- Rivers of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Rivers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Braided rivers in France
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur geography stubs
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes geography stubs
- France river stubs