Réallon (river)

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Réallon
Torrent de Réallon
View of the mouth of the river in the Lac de Serre-Ponçon

View of the mouth of the river in the Lac de Serre-Ponçon

Data
Water code FRX0500540
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Rhône
Drain over Durance  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Réallon
44 ° 38 ′ 10 ″  N , 6 ° 23 ′ 11 ″  E
Source height approx.  2392  m
muzzle in the municipality of Savines-le-Lac in the Durance coordinates: 44 ° 32 ′ 13 ″  N , 6 ° 23 ′ 40 ″  E, 44 ° 32 ′ 13 ″  N , 6 ° 23 ′ 40 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  781  m
Height difference approx. 1611 m
Bottom slope approx. 81 ‰
length approx. 20 km

The Réallon is a river in France that runs in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises under the name Torrent de Chargès in the Montagne de Chargès mountain range in the Écrins National Park , in the northeastern municipality of Réallon . The river first drains in an arc from northwest to southeast, then swings to the south and after around 20 kilometers flows into the municipality of Savines-le-Lac as a right tributary into the Durance , which is dammed here to form Lac de Serre-Ponçon .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. Réallon at SANDRE (French)