The Durance (French pronunciation:[dyʁɑ̃s]; Durença in the Occitan classical norm or Durènço in the Mistralian norm) is a major river in Southeastern France. A left tributary of the Rhône, it is 323.2 km (200.8 mi) long.[1] Its drainage basin is 14,472 km2 (5,588 sq mi).[2]
Its source is in the southwestern part of the Alps, in the Montgenèvre ski resort near Briançon; it flows southwest through the following departments and cities:
Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun.
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque.
Vaucluse: Cavaillon, Avignon.
Bouches-du-Rhône.
The Durance's largest tributary is the Verdon.[1] The Durance itself is a tributary of the Rhône and flows into the Rhône near Avignon. The Durance is the second longest (after the Saône) of the tributaries of the Rhône and the third largest in terms of its flow (after the Saône and Isère).
^ abcSandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Durance (X---0000)".
^Bassin versant : Durance (La), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA
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