Audeux (river)

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Audeux
The river at high water level in Orsans

The river at high water level in Orsans

Data
Water code FR :  U2420500
location France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region
River system Rhône
Drain over Sesserant  → Cusancin  → Doubs  → Saône  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Eysson
47 ° 12 ′ 56 ″  N , 6 ° 25 ′ 46 ″  E
Source height approx.  565  m
muzzle in the municipality of Silley-Bléfond in the Sesserant coordinates: 47 ° 19 ′ 21 ″  N , 6 ° 20 ′ 26 ″  E 47 ° 19 ′ 21 ″  N , 6 ° 20 ′ 26 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  300  m
Height difference approx. 265 m
Bottom slope approx. 11 ‰
length 24 km
Catchment area 180 km²
Discharge at the Silley-Bléfond A Eo gauge : 167 km²
MQ
Mq
 		1.59 m³ / s
9.5 l / (s km²)
Audeux that fell dry shortly before the confluence with the Sesserant

Audeux that fell dry shortly before the confluence with the Sesserant

The Audeux is a river in France that runs in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region and flows into the Sesserant after 24 kilometers .

geography

course

Large cascade at La Grâce-Dieu monastery

The Audeux rises in the northwestern foothills of the Jura , in the municipality of Eysson , from a rich karst spring . Initially it runs in a north-westerly direction, takes in several nameless streams from the south-west and then feeds some mills. In a shallow valley, the river then flows through the villages of Bremondans , Amans, Leugney and Orsans .

After Orsans, the Audeux bends west and reaches a narrow gorge. There he overcomes many waterfalls , including the ten meter high cascade . It then crosses the area of the La Grâce-Dieu monastery and reaches an area where the river water disappears underground in karst limestone. The riverbed is from there that most of the year dry. This seeping water reappears in the Source du Sesserant .

When the water level is high, the Audeux runs from the monastery of La Grâce-Dieu above ground towards Aïssey , where it changes its direction of flow to the northwest. It then bends in a northeastern direction and flows into another gorge with rapids and waterfalls. At the Bléfond mill in the municipality of Silley-Bléfond , the Audeux flows as a right tributary into the 130 m long Sesserant .

Places on the river

Hydrology


Mean monthly discharge of the Audeux (MQ in m³ / s) at the Silley-Bléfond gauge,
measurement period 1973–2015

The Audeux has an average of 1.59 m³ / s at the Silley-Bléfond gauge . In winter, from November to March (with a maximum in February), the flow reaches its highest values. From the end of March, the water flow gradually decreases and reaches the low water period from July to September. In August, an average of only 0.333 m³ / s flows in the Audeux.

Attractions

in the municipality of Chaux-lès-Passavant

  • La Grâce-Dieu monastery from the 12th / 13th centuries century
  • Grotte de la Glacière ice cave
  • Cascade de l'Audeux waterfall

Web links

Commons : Audeux (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 Audeux at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 3, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.