Colostre

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Colostre
Data
Water code FR :  X27-0400
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Rhône
Drain over Verdon  → Durance  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie
43 ° 53 ′ 18 ″  N , 6 ° 15 ′ 30 ″  E
Source height approx.  1590  m
muzzle below Saint-Martin-de-Brômes , on the municipal border with Gréoux-les-Bains , in the Verdon Coordinates: 43 ° 45 '27 "  N , 5 ° 55' 22"  E 43 ° 45 '27 "  N , 5 ° 55 ′ 22 ″  O
Mouth height approx.  310  m
Height difference approx. 1280 m
Bottom slope approx. 36 ‰
length 36 km
Right tributaries Auvestre

The Colostre is a river in France that runs in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department , in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region , in the French Maritime Alps . Its source river rises under the name Ravin de Balène in the forest area of Montdenier , in the municipality of Moustiers-Sainte-Marie . The river generally drains south-west through the Verdon Regional Nature Park and flows into the Verdon as a right tributary after 36 kilometers below Saint-Martin-de-Brômes , on the municipal border with Gréoux-les-Bains .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Colostre at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 14, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.