Buëch facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Buëch |
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| Buech | |
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 The Buëch river near Sisteron
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| Country | France |
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| Regions | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Departments | Drôme, Hautes-Alpes, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence |
| Communes | Sisteron |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Petit Buëch |
| - right | Méouge |
| City | Sisteron |
| Source | Massif du Dévoluy |
| - location | Lus-la-Croix-Haute, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France |
| - elevation | 2,400 m (7,874 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°41′07″N 5°48′46″W / 44.68528°N 5.81278°W |
| Confluence | Durance |
| - location | Sisteron, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| - elevation | 470 m (1,542 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°12′05″N 5°56′35″E / 44.20139°N 5.94306°E |
| Length | 85.2 km (53 mi) |
| Basin | 1,478 km² (571 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Laragne-Montéglin |
| - average | 20.1 m³/s (710 cu ft/s) |
The Buëch (Occitan: Buech) is a river in southeastern France, a right tributary of the Durance. It is also called the Grand Buëch in its upper course just to the confluence with the Petit Buëch river.
Geography
The Buëch river has a length of 85.2 km (53 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 1,478 km2 (571 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 20.10 m3/s (710 cu ft/s) at Laragne-Montéglin in the Hautes-Alpes department, for a period of 15 years.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Laragne-Montéglin
Course
The Buëch starts several kilometres to the east of col de la Croix-Haute, a mountain pass in the western side of the Massif du Dévoluy mountains, in the commune of Lus-la-Croix-Haute, Drôme department, at an elevation of about 2,325 m (7,628 ft). It then flows to the southwest and gets into the Hautes-Alpes department and then flows to the south.
Finally, the river flows into the Durance river, as a right tributary, near Sisteron, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.
The Buëch flows through 3 departments and 23 communes, in 2 regions:
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes región
- Drôme: Lus-la-Croix-Haute
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region
- Hautes-Alpes: La Faurie, Aspres-sur-Buëch, Serres, Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne, Laragne-Montéglin
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Mison, Sisteron
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Buëch river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
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The Buëch near Aspremont
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The Buëch near Serres
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The Buëch between Ribiers and Sisteron
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Confluence of the Durance (at left) with the Buëch in Sisteron
Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Río Buëch para niños
