Réallon (river)
Réallon Torrent de Réallon |
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View of the mouth of the river in the Lac de Serre-Ponçon |
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Water code | FR : X0500540 | |
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 |
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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 |
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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)
- Chargès , municipality of Réallon
- Les Gourniers , municipality of Réallon
- Réallon
- Le Villard , municipality of Puy-Saint-Eusèbe
- La Centrale , municipality of Savines-le-Lac