Gardon

Gardon

Infobox River
river_name = Gardon


caption = The Gardon near the Pont du Gard
origin = Cévennes
mouth = Rhône
coord|43|51|6|N|4|36|54|E|name=Rhône-Gardon|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 133 km
elevation =
discharge = 32 m³/s
watershed = 2,200 km²

The Gardon or Gard (Occitan and French: "Gardon, Gard") is a river in southern France. It is the namesake of the Gard "département".

The Gardon is 133 km long including its longest tributary "Gardon de Saint-Jean". It rises in the Cévennes range of mountains and ends into the Rhône River (right-side tributary) at Beaucaire, across from Vallabrègues.

Several of its tributaries are also called "Gardon".

The Roman aqueduct Pont du Gard and the 16th-century Pont Saint-Nicolas are two historic bridges that cross the Gardon. The Gorge du Gardon, which ends at Pont Saint-Nicolas, is a popular recreation area for kayaking, canoeing, rock climbing, and hiking.

In September 2002 and again in December 2003, the Gardon had record level floods that damaged many of its bridges including the Pont Saint-Nicolas, which has since been fully restored.

Places along the river

* Lozère
* Gard : Anduze, Saint-Jean-du-Gard , Saint-André-de-Valborgne, Remoulins , Montfrin

La Grand-Combe and Alès are situated on the "Gardon d'Alès", the major left tributary.

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/V71-0400.php?cg=V71-0400 The Gardon at the Sandre database]

External links

* [http://www.regordane.info Regordane Info - The independent portal for The Regordane Way or St Gilles Trail. The Regordane Way runs alongside The Gardon river from Ners south-eastwards] (in English and French)


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