Ouvèze (Privas)

Ouvèze
Roman bridge over the river in Le Pouzin
Data
Water code	FR :  V4300500
location	France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system	Rhône
Drain over	Rhône  → Mediterranean
source	in the municipality of Saint-Priest, 44 ° 42 ′ 54 ″  N , 4 ° 29 ′ 46 ″  E
Source height	approx.  850  m
muzzle	in the local area of Le Pouzin in the Rhône coordinates: 44 ° 45 ′ 7 "  N , 4 ° 45 ′ 23"  E, 44 ° 45 ′ 7 "  N , 4 ° 45 ′ 23"  E
Mouth height	approx.  92  m
Height difference	approx. 758 m
Bottom slope	approx. 28 ‰
length	27 km
Left tributaries	Mezayon
Small towns	Privas

The Ouvèze is a river in France that runs in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises just outside the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Saint-Priest , generally drains north-east to east over the Plateau du Vivarais and, after 27 kilometers, flows into the Rhône as a right tributary in the local area of Le Pouzin .

Attention: Not to be confused with the Ouvèze river of the same name (93 km long), which further south, in the Vaucluse department , also flows into the Rhône!

Places on the river

• Saint-Priest
• Privas
• Coux
• Flaviac
• Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban
• Les Fonts du Pouzin, municipality of Rompon
• Le Pouzin

Attractions

• Roman bridge over the Ouvèze near Le Pouzin

See also

• List of tributaries of the Rhone

Web links

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

Commons : Roman bridge over the Ouvèze  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
3. ↑ ^{a b} The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Ouvèze at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 21, 2012, rounded to the nearest kilometer.