Vaucluse spring

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Vaucluse spring is a famous large karst spring in southeastern France, renowned for its powerful water discharge and picturesque setting near the village of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse.

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Vaucluse spring canonical 4

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf karst spring ⓘ
natural spring ⓘ
averageDischarge tens of cubic metres per second ⓘ
country France ⓘ
dischargeType perennial spring ⓘ
drains Vaucluse Plateau ⓘ
elevation approximately 80 metres above sea level ⓘ
explorationMethod diving ⓘ
dye tracing ⓘ
geologicalType karst system ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Fontaine de Vaucluse spring ⓘ
hasBeenStudiedBy hydrologists ⓘ
speleologists ⓘ
hasCaveSystem submerged karst conduits ⓘ
hasCliffHeight over 200 metres ⓘ
hasFeature deep resurgence pool ⓘ
steep limestone cliffs ⓘ
variable water level ⓘ
hasFrenchName Source de la Sorgue ⓘ
linked to: Sorgue River
hasNameOrigin Vallis Clausa ⓘ
hydrologicalBasin limestone plateau of Vaucluse ⓘ
influencedBy Mediterranean climate ⓘ
isFamous one of the best-known karst springs in Europe ⓘ
one of the most powerful springs in France ⓘ
isProtectedArea local natural site protection ⓘ
knownSince antiquity ⓘ
locatedIn Vaucluse department ⓘ
southeastern France ⓘ
locatedInRegion Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ
locatedNear Fontaine-de-Vaucluse ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Sorgue River ⓘ
maximumDischarge over 90 cubic metres per second ⓘ
nearCity Avignon ⓘ
nearSettlement Fontaine-de-Vaucluse ⓘ
notableFor large flow variations ⓘ
picturesque setting ⓘ
powerful water discharge ⓘ
partOf Sorgue river system ⓘ
linked to: Sorgue River
region Provence ⓘ
sourceOf Sorgue River ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
visitedFor caving and speleology ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
waterType freshwater ⓘ
waterUse drinking water supply (historically and locally) ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ
recreational activities ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Vaucluse → namedAfter → Vaucluse spring ⓘ
Vaucluse → namedAfter → Vaucluse spring ⓘ
subject linked to: Vaucluse department
Vallis Clausa → locatedNear → Vaucluse spring ⓘ
Vallis Clausa → hasHydrologicalFeature → Vaucluse spring ⓘ