Duzon

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Duzon
Data
Water code FR :  V3740520
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Doux  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source on the municipal boundary of Boffres and Vernoux-en-Vivarais,
44 ° 55 ′ 0 ″  N , 4 ° 40 ′ 18 ″  E
Source height approx.  770  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain and Tournon-sur-Rhône in the Doux Coordinates: 45 ° 3 ′ 33 ″  N , 4 ° 47 ′ 0 ″  E 45 ° 3 ′ 33 ″  N , 4 ° 47 ′ 0 ″  O
Mouth height approx.  137  m
Height difference approx. 633 m
Bottom slope approx. 20 ‰
length 32 km

The Duzon is a river in France that runs in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises on the municipal boundary of Boffres and Vernoux-en-Vivarais , drains in many bends in the river generally north-east to north, passes the narrow Cuves du Duzon gorge with its picturesque rock formations in its mouth section and flows after 32 kilometers at the hamlet of Pont de Duzon , in the municipality from Saint-Barthélemy-le-Plain , but close to the border with the neighboring municipality of Tournon-sur-Rhône , as a right tributary into the Doux . The road into the Doux valley spans the mouth of the Duzon with a viaduct of eight bridge arches 50 meters high, built in the 1870s.

Places on the river

Attractions

  • Cuves du Duzon gorge
  • Viaduct Pont de Duzon

Web links

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ mouth geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Duzon at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 27, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.