The Ouvèze (; oc, Ovesa) is a

river A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...

in southern

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and left

tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...

of the

Rhône The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...

. It rises in the southern

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(the Baronnies), in the commune of

Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze (, literally ''Montauban on the Ouvèze''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Montauban d'Ovèsa'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country prima ...

. It flows into the Rhône in

Sorgues Sorgues (; oc, Sòrgas) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. The river Ouvèze, a tributary of the Rhône, as well as its tributary Sorgue, which begins at the Fontaine de Va ...

, north of

Avignon Avignon (, ; ; oc, Avinhon, label=Provençal dialect, Provençal or , ; la, Avenio) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region of So ...

. Its length is . Its drainage basin is .Bassin versant : Ouvèze (L')
Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA The

Sorgue The Sorgue is a river in Southeastern France lying between the foothills of the Alps and the Rhône. It is long. Its source is near the town of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, Vaucluse department. It is the biggest spring in France and the fifth bigges ...

is one of its tributaries. The Ouvèze passes through the following ''

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s'' and towns: *

Drôme Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019.

Buis-les-Baronnies Buis-les-Baronnies (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Lo Bois dei Baroniás'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Geography Buis-les-Baronnies is located on the right bank of the river Ouvèze (Buis-les-Baronnies as a town has limi ...

Mollans-sur-Ouvèze Mollans-sur-Ouvèze (; Vivaro-Alpine: ''Molan'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of ove ...

Vaucluse Vaucluse (; oc, Vauclusa, label= Provençal or ) is a department in the southeastern French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. It had a population of 561,469 as of 2019.Vaison-la-Romaine Vaison-la-Romaine (; oc, Vaison) is a town in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Vaison-la-Romaine is famous for its rich Roman ruins and mediaeval town and cathedral. It is also unusual in ...

Bédarrides Bédarrides (; Provençal: ''Bedarrida'') is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. Name The settlement is attested as ''villa Betorrida'' in 814, ''Biturrita'' in 898, ''Bisturr ...

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