Buëch

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.

Buëch
Buëch River
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationDauphiné Alps
Mouth 
 - locationDurance
 - coordinates44°12′5″N 5°56′35″E
Length85 km (53 mi)
Basin size1,478 km2 (571 sq mi)

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).[1]

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.[2]

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).[3] 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.[4]

The Buëch flows through 3 departments and 23 communes, in 2 regions:[1]

Main tributaries

The main tributaries of the Buëch river are:[1]

  • The Buëch near Aspremont
    The Buëch near Aspremont
  • The Buëch near Serres
    The Buëch near Serres
  • The Buëch between Ribiers and Sisteron
    The Buëch between Ribiers and Sisteron
  • Confluence of the Durance (at left) with the Buëch in Sisteron
    Confluence of the Durance (at left) with the Buëch in Sisteron

References
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  1. "Le Buëch (X10-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  2. "Le Buech à Laragne-Montéglin" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  3. "Source du Buëch" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
  4. "Confluence de la Vienne" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
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