Blanche (Durance)
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 The Blanche in winter |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : X0500640 | |
| location | France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region | |
| River system | Rhône | |
| Drain over | Durance → Rhône → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of Seyne 44 ° 19 ′ 3 ″ N , 6 ° 26 ′ 42 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1980 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of La Bréole in the Durance coordinates: 44 ° 27 ′ 41 ″ N , 6 ° 14 ′ 46 ″ E, 44 ° 27 ′ 41 ″ N , 6 ° 14 ′ 46 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 650 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1330 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 44 ‰ | |
| length | 30 km | |
 View into the valley of the Blanche near Seyne |
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The Blanche is a river in France that runs in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises in the municipality of Seyne , generally drains in a north-westerly direction and flows after 30 kilometers at the hamlet of Chaussetive , in the municipality of La Bréole, as a left tributary into the Durance , which is dammed up again just below the Barrage de Serre-Ponçon to create water Power station channel of the EDF .
In its lower reaches, the Blanche largely forms the border with the neighboring Hautes-Alpes department .
Places on the river
Web links
Commons : Blanche - collection of images, videos and audio files
