Aces (Durance)

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Aces
Aces de Clumanc
The river at Bras-d'Asse

The river at Bras-d'Asse

Data
Water code FR :  X14-0400
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Rhône
Drain over Durance  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Tartonne
44 ° 6 ′ 24 ″  N , 6 ° 23 ′ 5 ″  E
Source height approx.  1650  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Oraison and Valensole in the Durance coordinates: 43 ° 52 '34 "  N , 5 ° 52' 49"  E, 43 ° 52 '34 "  N , 5 ° 52' 49"  E
Mouth height approx.  320  m
Height difference approx. 1330 m
Bottom slope approx. 18 ‰
length approx. 76 km
Left tributaries Asse de Moriez , Asse de Blieux , Estoublaisse

The Asse (in the upper reaches: Asse de Clumanc ) is a river in France that runs in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises in the Provençal Alps east of Digne-les-Bains , in the municipality of Tartonne , on the Crête du Pré de l'Évêque mountain range , initially drains in a southerly direction and takes in its tributaries Asse de Moriez and Asse de Blieux at Barrême . Then it turns to the northwest, later turns to the southwest and crosses the Valensole plateau . Here in some parts it also forms the northern border of the Verdon Regional Nature Park . Finally, after a total of around 76 kilometers, the Asse flows into the Durance as a left tributary at the municipal boundary of Oraison and Valensole .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Asse River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Asse at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 29, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.