Vachères (Durance)

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Vachères
Data
Water code FR :  X0320500
location France , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur region
River system Rhône
Drain over Durance  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Les Orres,
44 ° 27 ′ 7 ″  N , 6 ° 36 ′ 0 ″  E
Source height approx.  2640  m
muzzle in the municipality of Embrun in the Durance coordinates: 44 ° 33 ′ 12 "  N , 6 ° 29 ′ 35"  E 44 ° 33 ′ 12 "  N , 6 ° 29 ′ 35"  E
Mouth height approx.  790  m
Height difference approx. 1850 m
Bottom slope approx. 84 ‰
length 22 km
Catchment area 96 km²
Small towns Embrun

The Vachères is a mountain river in France that runs in the Hautes-Alpes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . It rises first under the name Torrent du Grand Vallon near the border with Italy, on the northeast flank of the mountain peak Tête de l'Aupet (2870 m), in the municipality of Les Orres . The river first drains north, then swings west to northwest and flows into the Durance as a left tributary after 22 kilometers in the municipality of Embrun above the Lac de Serre-Ponçon reservoir .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Vachères at SANDRE (French), accessed on October 16, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.