Lauzon (Bollène)

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Lauzon
Data
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
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
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

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ 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.