Riou de Jabron

Riou de Jabron
The river at Entrepierres
Data
Water code	FR :  X1110520
location	France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system	Rhône
Drain over	Durance  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source	in the municipality of Saint-Geniez, 44 ° 14 ′ 6 ″  N , 6 ° 4 ′ 19 ″  E
Source height	approx.  1204  m
muzzle	on the municipal boundary of Salignac and Volonne in the Durance coordinates: 44 ° 7 ′ 54 ″  N , 5 ° 59 ′ 9 ″  E, 44 ° 7 ′ 54 ″  N , 5 ° 59 ′ 9 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  431  m
Height difference	approx. 773 m
Bottom slope	approx. 37 ‰
length	approx. 21 km

The Riou de Jabron is a river in France that runs in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises in the Préalpes de Digne , on the northern flank of the Sabot Roche summit (1306 m), in the municipal area of Saint-Geniez , initially drains westwards, then swings to south to southwest and flows after around 21 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Salignac and Volonne as a left tributary into the Durance .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Saint-Geniez
• Entrepierres
• Salignac

Attractions

Below Saint-Geniez, the river plunges through a gorge worth seeing, called Défilé de Pierre Écrite . The name refers to an inscribed stone of Gallo-Roman origin from the 5th century - Monument historique

Web links

Commons : Riou du Jabron  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Commons : La Pierre Écrite  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ mouth height according to geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Riou de Jabron at SANDRE (French)
4. ↑ La Pierre Écrite in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)