Ardèche River

Ardèche River

Infobox River | river_name = Ardèche


caption = Pont d'Arc over the Ardèche River.
origin = Massif Central
mouth = Rhône River
coord|44|15|52|N|4|38|53|E|name=Rhône-Durance|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 125 km
elevation =
discharge = 65 m³/s
watershed = 2,430 km²The Ardèche (Occitan: "Ardecha") is a 125 km long river in south-central France, right tributary of the Rhône River. Its source is in the Massif Central, near the village of Astet. It flows into the Rhône near Pont-Saint-Esprit, north-west of Orange. The river gives its name to the Ardèche département of France.

The valley of the Ardèche is very scenic, in particular a 30km section known as the Ardèche Gorges. The walls of the river here are limestone cliffs up to 300m high. A kayak and camping trip down the gorge is not technically difficult and hugely popular in the summer, so much so that control of numbers is becoming a headache for park authorities. Fact|date=February 2007 The most famous feature is a natural 60m stone arch spanning the river simply known as Pont d'Arc (arch bridge).

Towns along the river

The Ardèche flows through the following "départements" and towns:
* Ardèche (named after the river): Astet, Vals-les-Bains, Aubenas, Ruoms, Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche
* Lozère
* Gard: Pont-Saint-Esprit.

Tributaries

Tributaries include:
* Auzon
* Ligne
* Lignon
* Beaume
* Chassezac
* Ibie

ee also

* Chauvet Cave

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/V50-0400.php?cg=V50-0400 The Ardèche at the Sandre database]

External links

* [http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/France/photo180175.htm Trek Earth Photo]
* [http://www.ardeche.com/en/ Welcome to Ardèche]


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