Rancure
| Rancure | ||
 The dried up rancure at Oraison |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : X1320500 | |
| location | France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region | |
| River system | Rhône | |
| Drain over | Durance → Rhône → Mediterranean | |
| source | in the municipality of Saint-Jeannet, 43 ° 59 '9 " N , 6 ° 6' 31" E |
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| Source height | approx. 880 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Oraison in the Durance coordinates: 43 ° 54 '25 " N , 5 ° 53' 12" E, 43 ° 54 '25 " N , 5 ° 53' 12" E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 335 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 545 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 23 ‰ | |
| length | 24 km | |
The Rancure is a river in France that runs in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises initially under the name Ravin des Brandaires in the municipal area of Saint-Jeannet , just south of the Col de l'Espinouse , generally drains west to southwest and after 24 kilometers flows into the Durance as a left tributary in the municipal area of Oraison . On the western edge of Oraison it passes under a power plant channel of the EDF and is parallel to it up to its mouth. The canal crosses the Durance with the help of a trough bridge .
Places on the river
- Aunt Rose , parish of Saint-Jeannet
- Le Castellet
- Oraison
Hydrology
The Rancure is a dry river that has not carried any water for years, even in winter.
Web links
Commons : Rancure - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the rancure at SANDRE (French), accessed on October 1, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.