Durance River

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The Durance River is a significant river in southeastern France that flows through the Alps and Provence before joining the Rhône.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry France
basinRegion Provence
confluenceLocation near Avignon
country France
drainageBasin Rhône basin
linked to: Rhône River
flowsDirection generally southwest
flowsNear Avignon
Cavaillon
Gap
Manosque
Sisteron
flowsThrough Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department
Bouches-du-Rhône department
linked to: Bouches-du-Rhône

Hautes-Alpes department
linked to: Hautes-Alpes

Vaucluse department
hasBridge Pont de Mirabeau
hasDam Serre-Ponçon Dam
hasTributary Bléone River
Buëch River
Calavon River
Guil River
Verdon River
hasValley Durance Valley
linked to: Durance River
historicalRegion Provence
languageNameFrench Durance
linked to: Durance River
languageNameOccitan Durença
length approximately 305 km
locatedIn southeastern France
locatedInRegion Alps
Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
mouth Rhône River
notableFor role in water supply for Provence
strong seasonal flow variations
partOf Alpine river system
reservoir Lac de Serre-Ponçon
sourceCountry France
sourceLocation Cottian Alps
near Montgenèvre
tributaryOf Rhône River
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation

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Rhône River majorTributary Durance River
Durance River hasValley Durance Valley
linked to: Durance River
Durance River languageNameFrench Durance
linked to: Durance River
Vaucluse hasMajorRiver Durance
subject linked to: department of Vaucluse
linked to: Durance River
Cottian Alps drainageBasin Durance basin
linked to: Durance River
Col de Larche isOnWatershedBetween Durance basin
linked to: Durance River
Comtat Venaissin borderedBy Durance River
Historic Fortified City of Briançon hasViewOver Durance valley
linked to: Durance River
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence contains Durance Valley (part)
linked to: Durance River
Hautes-Alpes majorRiver Durance
linked to: Durance River
Pertuis, Vaucluse, France locatedNear Durance River
Vaucluse traversedBy Durance River
subject linked to: Vaucluse department
Lac de Serre-Ponçon formedByRiver Durance
linked to: Durance River
Lac de Serre-Ponçon primaryInflow Durance
linked to: Durance River
Lac de Serre-Ponçon primaryOutflow Durance
linked to: Durance River
Lac de Serre-Ponçon partOf Durance river basin
linked to: Durance River
Lac de Serre-Ponçon createdByDamming Durance River
Durença refersTo Durance
linked to: Durance River
Pont de Mirabeau crosses Durance River
Pont de Mirabeau spans Durance River
Pont de Mirabeau isOnWatercourse Durance River
Serre-Ponçon Dam locatedOnRiver Durance River
Serre-Ponçon Dam waterSource Durance River
French Prealps drainage Durance River basin
linked to: Durance River
Rhône river basin drainedBy Durance
linked to: Durance River
Sisteron locatedOnRiver Durance River
Buëch River mouthOf Durance River
Buëch River tributaryOf Durance River
Manosque hasRiver Durance
linked to: Durance River
Cavaillon locatedOnRiver Durance
linked to: Durance River
Bléone River mouth Durance River
Bléone River tributaryOf Durance River
Bléone River riverSystem Durance basin
linked to: Durance River
Calavon River mouth Durance River
Calavon River tributaryOf Durance River
Calavon River partOf Durance River basin
linked to: Durance River
Verdon River mouthRiver Durance
linked to: Durance River
Verdon River tributaryOf Durance
linked to: Durance River
Guil River tributaryOf Durance
linked to: Durance River
Guil River mouthLocation Durance
linked to: Durance River
Guil River flowsInto Durance at Mont-Dauphin
linked to: Durance River
Briançonnais area containsRiver Durance
linked to: Durance River
Erica Durance familyName Durance
linked to: Durance River
Briançon river Durance
linked to: Durance River
Briançon locatedAtConfluenceOf Durance
linked to: Durance River