Bès (Bléone)
Bès | ||
The headwaters of the river |
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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 |
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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 |
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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