Bès (Bléone)

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Bès
The headwaters of the river

The headwaters of the river

Data
Water code FR :  X1220500
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Rhône
Drain over Bléone  → Durance  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Seyne
44 ° 18 ′ 36 ″  N , 6 ° 27 ′ 19 ″  E
Source height approx.  2010  m
muzzle north of Digne-les-Bains , on the municipal border with Marcoux , in the Bléone coordinates: 44 ° 7 ′ 49 ″  N , 6 ° 14 ′ 18 ″  E, 44 ° 7 ′ 49 ″  N , 6 ° 14 ′ 18 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  635  m
Height difference approx. 1375 m
Bottom slope approx. 35 ‰
length 39 km
Catchment area 233 km²

The Bès is a mountain river in France that runs in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises in the French Maritime Alps , in the Massif des Trois-Évêchés , under the name Ravin des Fraches , in the municipal area of Seyne , generally drains to the southwest and flows 39 kilometers north of Digne-les-Bains , on the municipal border with Marcoux , as right tributary into the Bléone .

Places on the river

Attractions

  • "Clues de Verdaches" gorge

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Bès from SANDRE (French), accessed on August 6, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.