Sasse (river)

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Sasse
The river in the estuary

The river in the estuary

Data
Water code FR :  X07-0400
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Rhône
Drain over Durance  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Selonnet
44 ° 20 ′ 1 ″  N , 6 ° 16 ′ 31 ″  E
Source height approx.  1940  m
muzzle in the municipality of Valernes in the Durance coordinates: 44 ° 14 ′ 52 ″  N , 5 ° 55 ′ 18 ″  E, 44 ° 14 ′ 52 ″  N , 5 ° 55 ′ 18 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  480  m
Height difference approx. 1460 m
Bottom slope approx. 37 ‰
length approx. 39 km
Right tributaries Grand Vallon , Syriez

The Sasse (in the upper reaches: Ravin de la Piche ) is a mountain river in France that runs in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises in the Provençal Alps , on the northern flank of the Tête Grosse (2032 m) in the municipality of Selonnet , near the Chabanon ski station , generally drains in a south-westerly direction and, after around 39 kilometers, flows into the Durance as a left tributary in the municipality of Valernes .

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Sasse River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Sasse from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 30, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.