Bachelard (river)

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Bachelard
Kayakers on the lower reaches

Kayakers on the lower reaches

Data
Water code FR :  X0430640
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Rhône
Drain over Ubaye  → Durance  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipal area of Uvernet-Fours
44 ° 15 ′ 36 ″  N , 6 ° 43 ′ 27 ″  E
Source height approx.  2792  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Uvernet-Fours and Barcelonnette in the Ubaye coordinates: 44 ° 23 ′ 3 ″  N , 6 ° 37 ′ 5 ″  E, 44 ° 23 ′ 3 ″  N , 6 ° 37 ′ 5 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  1115  m
Height difference approx. 1677 m
Bottom slope approx. 62 ‰
length 27 km

The Bachelard 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 on the eastern flank of the mountain summit Le Trou de l'Aigle (2961 m) in the municipality of Uvernet-Fours in the Mercantour National Park , initially drains in a northerly direction, then turns to the west, later again to the north in the lower reaches after 27 kilometers on the municipal boundary of Uvernet-Fours and Barcelonnette as a left tributary into the Ubaye .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

  • Bayasse , municipality of Uvernet-Fours
  • Fours-Saint-Laurent , municipality of Uvernet-Fours
  • Uvernet fours

tourism

The Ubayette is an extreme white water kayak river. Winter sports are practiced in the mountains of the upper reaches.

Web links

Commons : Bachelard  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on February 27, 2015, rounded to full kilometers