Drôme (river)
| Drôme | |
| River | |
| Country |  France
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|---|---|
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Departments | Drôme, Ardèche |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Roanne |
| - right | Bez, Gervanne |
| Small cities | Die, Crest |
| Source | Col de Carabès |
| - location | La Bâtie-des-Fonds, Drôme, France |
| - elevation | 1,033 m (3,389 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°30′50″N 5°38′17″E / 44.51389°N 5.63806°E |
| Confluence | Rhône |
| - location | Loriol-sur-Drôme, Drôme, France |
| - elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°46′16″N 4°45′46″E / 44.77111°N 4.76278°E |
| Length | 110.7 km (69 mi) |
| Basin | 1,663 km² (642 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Saillans |
| - average | 17.20 m³/s (607 cu ft/s) |
| Wikimedia Commons: Drôme River | |
The Drôme (Occitan: Droma) is a river in southeastern France. It is a left tributary of the Rhône river. It gives its name to the French department of Drôme.
Geography[change | change source]
The Drôme river has a length of 110.7 km (68.8 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of 1,663 km2 (642 sq mi).[1]
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 17.2 m3/s (610 cu ft/s) at Saillans in the Drôme department.[2]
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Saillans (108 years)[2]
Course[change | change source]
The Drôme starts in the Col de Carabès, in the western foothills of the Alps, in the commune of La Bâtie-des-Fonds, (Drôme department), at an altitude of about 1,033 m (3,389 ft).[3] From here, the Drôme flows first to the northwest and then to the west.
The Drôme river flows within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 2 departments and 37 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others:[1]
- Drôme : Valdrôme, Luc-en-Diois, Die, Saillans, Allex, Crest, Loriol-sur-Drôme, Livron-sur-Drôme
- Ardèche : Le Pouzin (at its confluence)
Finally, it flows into the Rhône river in the commune of Loriol-sur-Drôme, on the border with the Ardèche department.[4]
The Drôme river in Luc-en-Diois.
The Drôme river near Crest.
The Drôme in Aouste-sur-Sye.
Confluence of the Drôme and the Rhône
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Main tributaries[change | change source]
The main tributaries of the Drôme river are:[1]
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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References[change | change source]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Drôme River. |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "La Drôme (V42-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "La Drôme à Saillans" (in French). Banque Hydro. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ "Source de la Drôme" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ↑ "Confluence de la Drôme" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 5 September 2017.