Nesque
Nesque | ||
The river in Pernes-les-Fontaines |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : V61-0400 | |
location | France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region | |
River system | Rhône | |
Drain over | Sorgue de Velleron → Ouvèze → Rhône → Mediterranean | |
source | in the municipality of Aurel 44 ° 7 ′ 31 ″ N , 5 ° 24 ′ 49 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 740 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Pernes-les-Fontaines in the Sorgue de Velleron Coordinates: 43 ° 59 ′ 41 ″ N , 4 ° 58 ′ 55 ″ E, 43 ° 59 ′ 41 ″ N , 4 ° 58 ′ 55 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 34 m | |
Height difference | approx. 706 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 13 ‰ | |
length | 53 km | |
Small towns | Pernes-les-Fontaines |
The Nesque is a river in France , who in the Vaucluse department in the region of Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur runs.
course
It rises in the municipality of Aurel , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and flows after 53 kilometers in the municipality of Pernes-les-Fontaines as a right tributary into the Sorgue de Velleron , a tributary of the river Sorgue .
Places on the river
(in flow order)
Attractions
The temporarily dry upper course of the Nesque through the Gorges de la Nesque , a gorge up to 400 meters deep, is particularly well known .
Tributaries
Source of evidence
- Croc (26.1 km)
- Ruisseau de Buan (1.6 mi / 2.6 km)
- Vallon de Peissonnier (1.7 km)
- Vallat de Saume Morte (1.4 mi / 2.2 km)
- Combe de la Sone (1.6 mi / 2.6 km)
- Grand Vallat (1.6 km)
- Vallat des Barbéris (1.8 km)
- Ravin de Bouquet (1.3 km)
- Combe Dembarde (7.8 km)
- Vallat de Cartoux (3.5 km)
- Vallat de Coulombey (1.8 mi / 2.9 km)
- Ravin du Defense (1.3 km)
- Rieu (6.2 km)
- Riaille du Rouret (3.6 km)
- Riaille du Premier Pont (5.7 km)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Nesque at SANDRE (French), accessed on June 3, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.
Web links
Commons : Nesque - collection of images, videos and audio files