Gardon d'Alès
| Gardon d'Alès | |
|---|---|
 | |
   | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Cévennes |
| Mouth | Gardon |
| - location | Ners |
| - coordinates | 44°01′58″N 4°07′57″E / 44.0328°N 4.1325°E |
| Length | 61 km (38 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gardon→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Gardon d'Alès is a river in southeastern France, in the Lozère and Gard departments in the Occitanie region. It is a left tributary of the Gardon river.
Geography[change | change source]
The Gardon d'Alès river has a length of 60.6 km (37.7 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 444 km2 (171 sq mi).[1]
Course[change | change source]
The Gardon d'Alès starts in the commune of Saint-Privat-de-Vallongue, Lozère department in the Cévennes National Park, at an altitude of about 780 m (2,559 ft).[2] From here, the river flows in general to the southeast.
The Gardon d'Alès joins the Gardon d'Anduze (the name of the upper Gardon or Gard river) between the communes Cassagnoles and Vézénobres. to the south of Alès, at an altitude of about 90 m (295 ft).[3]
The Gardon d'Alès flows through the Lozère and Gard departments, in the Occitanie region, and a total of 17 communes, 12 in the Gard department and 5 in the Lozère department:[1]
- Occitanie region
- Lozère: Le Collet-de-Dèze, Saint-Hilaire-de-Lavit, Saint-Julien-des-Points, Saint-Michel-de-Dèze, Saint-Privat-de-Vallongue
- Gard: Alès, Branoux-les-Taillades, Cendras, La Grand-Combe, Laval-Pradel, Ribaute-les-Tavernes, Saint-Christol-lès-Alès, Saint-Hilaire-de-Brethmas, Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues, Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge, Les Salles-du-Gardon, Vézénobrest
Main tributaries[change | change source]
The main tributaries, with a length greater than 20 km, of the Gardon d'Alès are the L'Avène, a left tributary 29.7 km (18.5 mi) long;[4] and the Le Galeizon, a right tributary 28.8 km (17.9 mi) long.[5]
Gallery[change | change source]
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Gardon d'Alès near Sainte-Cécile-d'Andorge. -
Gardon d'Alès in La Grand-Combe. -
Gardon d'Alès in Collet-de-Dèze. -
Gardon d'Alès in Alès.
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Related pages[change | change source]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Le Gardon d'Alès (V7150500)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "Source du Gardon d'Alès" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "Confluence de Gardon Gardon d'Alès et Gardon d'Anduze" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "L'Avène (V7150720)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ↑ "Le Galeizon (V7150620)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
