Calavon
| Calavon | |
|---|---|
 The Calavon crossed by the Pont Julien near Bonnieux | |
 | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Banon |
| • elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Durance |
• elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Length | 88.3 km (54.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 450 km2 (170 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.89 m3/s (31 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Calavon (French: le Calavon, also called le Coulon) is an 88.3-kilometre (54.9 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse départements, southeastern France. Its source is near Banon. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a right tributary of the Durance into which it flows at Caumont-sur-Durance, near Cavaillon.
Départements and communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Banon, Simiane-la-Rotonde, Oppedette,
- Viens, Vaucluse
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Céreste
- Vaucluse: Saint-Martin-de-Castillon, Castellet, Saignon, Caseneuve, Apt, Bonnieux, Roussillon, Goult, Ménerbes, Beaumettes, Oppède, Maubec, Robion, Cavaillon, Caumont-sur-Durance
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 26th 2009.
References
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