Abéou
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| Water code | FR : X3000500 | |
| location | France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region | |
| River system | Rhône | |
| Drain over | Durance → Rhône → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of La Verdière, 43 ° 37 ′ 2 ″ N , 5 ° 53 ′ 21 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 385 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance in the Durance coordinates: 43 ° 41 ′ 24 ″ N , 5 ° 41 ′ 59 ″ E, 43 ° 41 ′ 24 ″ N , 5 ° 41 ′ 59 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 236 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 149 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 6.8 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 22 km | |
The Abéou is a river in France , in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . He changes his name several times on his way:
- Ruisseau de Pleuraires,
- Vallat du Moulin,
- Le Grand Vallat,
- Vallat de l'Abéou,
- Abéou.
course
It rises under the name Ruisseau de Pleuraires in the south-western municipality of La Verdière , initially drains in a west-northwest direction through the Verdon Regional Nature Park , suddenly swings north of Rians to north to northwest and flows around 21 kilometers into the municipality of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance as a left tributary into the Durance . Shortly before the mouth of the Abéou crosses the A51 , and a parallel to the Durance channel , of a series of water power plants the EDF supplied with water. On its way, the river crosses the Var and Bouches-du-Rhône departments .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Buisset , municipality of Esparron
- L'Espagne , municipality of Ginasservis
- La Goye , Rians parish
- Le Pigonnier , municipality of Rians
- Saint-Paul-lès-Durance