Cause
| Cause | ||
 Lac du Bimont |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : Y4100500 | |
| location | France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region | |
| River system | Arc | |
| Drain over | Arc → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of Vauvenargues 43 ° 32 ′ 27 ″ N , 5 ° 38 ′ 59 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 908 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Le Tholonet in the Arc coordinates: 43 ° 30 ′ 26 ″ N , 5 ° 29 ′ 27 ″ E, 43 ° 30 ′ 26 ″ N , 5 ° 29 ′ 27 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 150 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 758 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 36 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 21 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lac du Bimont, Lac Zola | |
The Cause is a river in France that runs in the Bouches-du-Rhône department , in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises in the limestone mountains Montagne Sainte-Victoire , northeast of the Pic des Mouches summit (1011 m), in the municipality of Vauvenargues , initially drains towards the northeast, then swings to west to southwest and after around 21 kilometers flows into the municipality of Le Tholonet as a right tributary into the arc .
Reservoirs
- The Lac du Bimont reservoir, built in 1952, has an area of 73 hectares and a capacity of around 25 million cubic meters of water. The dam has a height of 87 meters. The pent-up water not only comes from the Cause River with its tributaries, but is supplemented by water from the Verdon River , which is fed through the artificial, partially underground canals of the Canal de Provence and together serve the water supply of Provence and its major cities.
- The Lac Zola reservoir is located further downstream .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Claps , municipality of Vauvenargues
- Vauvenargues
- Saint-Marc-Jaumegarde
- Le Tholonet
- Palette , municipality of Le Tholonet
Web links
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