The Buëch (;
[ ] ) is a
river
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in southeastern
France
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, a right tributary of the
Durance. It is long.
Its
drainage basin
A drainage basin is an area of land in which all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, ...
is .
[Bassin versant : Buëch (Le)]
Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA Its source is in the
Dauphiné Alps, near the peak of
Grand Ferrand. It flows generally southward for most of its course in the
Hautes-Alpes département, and flows into the Durance at
Sisteron.
Départements and towns along the Buëch include:
*
Drôme:
**
Lus-la-Croix-Haute
*
Hautes-Alpes:
**
Aspres-sur-Buëch
**
Serres
**
Laragne-Montéglin
*
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence:
**
Mison
**
Sisteron
References
Rivers of France
Rivers of Drôme
Rivers of Hautes-Alpes
Rivers of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
Rivers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Braided rivers in France
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