Dard (river)
Dard | |
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Waterfall on the River Dard above Baume-les-Messieurs | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Reculée de Baume, Jura |
• coordinates | 46°41′25″N 5°38′20″E / 46.69028°N 5.63889°E |
Mouth | |
• location | |
• coordinates | 46°42′21″N 5°38′50″E / 46.70583°N 5.64722°ECoordinates: 46°42′21″N 5°38′50″E / 46.70583°N 5.64722°E |
Length | 2.10 km (1.30 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | → Seille→ Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Dard is a short (2.1 km) tributary of the in the department of Jura in France.[1] The Dard rises in the steephead valley known as the Reculée de Baume, and flows through the valley to the village of Baume-les-Messieurs, where it joins the Seille de Beaume. At its source there is a notable series of show caves, which can be visited.[2]
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Categories:
- Tributaries of the Seille (Saône)
- Rivers of France
- Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Rivers of Jura (department)
- Jura (department) geography stubs
- France river stubs