Clarée

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Clarée
Clarée Valley

Clarée Valley

Data
Water code FR :  X0000500
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Rhône
Drain over Durance  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Névache
45 ° 5 ′ 38 ″  N , 6 ° 29 ′ 1 ″  E
Source height approx.  2650  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Montgenèvre and Val-des-Prés in the Durance coordinates: 44 ° 55 ′ 29 ″  N , 6 ° 40 ′ 46 ″  E, 44 ° 55 ′ 29 ″  N , 6 ° 40 ′ 46 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  1360  m
Height difference approx. 1290 m
Bottom slope approx. 40 ‰
length 32 km

The Clarée is a river in France that runs in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises in the Cottian Alps , near the Mont Thabor (3178 m), in the municipality of Névache . The source is located below the Col de l'Aiguille Noire , right on the border with the neighboring Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ; the source stream is initially called Ruisseau des Rochilles . The Clarée generally drains in a south-easterly direction, always parallel to the Italian border, and flows into the Durance as a right tributary after 32 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Val-des-Prés and Montgenèvre .

Places on the river

  • Névache
  • Plampinet (municipality of Névache)
  • La Draye (commune of Val-des-Prés)
  • Val-des-Prés
  • Le Rosier (commune of Val-des-Prés)

Web links

Commons : Valley of the Clarée  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Clarée from SANDRE (French), accessed on September 18, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.