Lauzon (Bollène)
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Water code | FR : V5100520 | |
location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur regions | |
River system | Rhône | |
Drain over | Rhône → Mediterranean | |
source | in the municipality of Chamaret 44 ° 23 ′ 50 ″ N , 4 ° 52 ′ 6 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 180 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Bollène in the Canal de Donzère-Mondragon Coordinates: 44 ° 18 ′ 6 ″ N , 4 ° 44 ′ 46 ″ E, 44 ° 18 ′ 6 ″ N , 4 ° 44 ′ 46 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 60 m | |
Height difference | approx. 120 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 7.1 ‰ | |
length | 17 km | |
Catchment area | 54 km² | |
Small towns | Bollène |
The Lauzon is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions. It rises in the municipality of Chamaret , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and flows after 17 kilometers in the municipality of Bollène as a left tributary into the Canal de Donzère-Mondragon , a shortcut channel of the Rhône . On its way, the Lauzon crosses the Drôme and Vaucluse departments .
Places on the river
history
Before the construction of the Canal de Donzère-Mondragon in the middle of the 20th century, the Lauzon continued to the Rhône, into which it flows across from Pont-Saint-Esprit . This section is now regarded as a separate body of water, see also main article Lauzon (Rhône) .
See also
Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b c The information on the river length is based on the information about the Lauzon at SANDRE (French), accessed on July 20, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.