Durance

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For the commune in the Lot-et-Garonne département, see Durance, Lot-et-Garonne.
Durance
Mirabeau Bridge over the Durance.
Mirabeau Bridge over the Durance.
Origin Cottian Alps
Mouth Rhône
Basin countries France
Length 320 km
Source elevation 2300 m
Avg. discharge 188 m³/s
Basin area 14,225 km²

The Durance (Occitan: Durença in classical norm or Durènço in Mistralian norm) is a 320 km long river in south-eastern France, left tributary of the Rhône. Its source is in the south-western Alps, in the ski resort of Montgenèvre near Briançon. It flows south-west through the following départements and cities:

The Durance flows into the river Rhône near Avignon. The main tributaries of the Durance are the rivers Bléone and Verdon.

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