Réal (Durance)

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Real
Data
Water code FR :  X3010560
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Rhône
Drain over Durance  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Rians
43 ° 34 ′ 3 ″  N , 5 ° 40 ′ 25 ″  E
Source height approx.  560  m
muzzle in the municipality of Peyrolles-en-Provence in the Durance coordinates: 43 ° 39 ′ 29 "  N , 5 ° 35 ′ 57"  E, 43 ° 39 ′ 29 "  N , 5 ° 35 ′ 57"  E
Mouth height approx.  210  m
Height difference approx. 350 m
Bottom slope approx. 16 ‰
length 22 km

The Réal is a river in France that runs in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It changes its name several times and rises as Ruisseau de Vacon in the municipality of Rians , first drains in a northeastern direction, then turns under the name Ruisseau de Saint-Bachi to northwest and finally reaches the place Jouques , where it takes its final name Réal . After a total of 22 kilometers, the river flows into the Durance as a left tributary in the municipality of Peyrolles-en-Provence . In its middle course it crosses under the Canal de Provence at the aqueduct of Saint-Bachi , just before the confluence with the Durance it crosses under the parallel power station canal of the EDF . On its way, the Réal touches the Var and Bouches-du-Rhône departments .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Réal at SANDRE (French), accessed on October 21, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.