Bachelard (river)
Bachelard | ||
Kayakers on the lower reaches |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ 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