Bléone

Bléone
The Bléone at Malijai
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPrads-Haute-Bléone
 • coordinates44°17′00″N 6°31′56″E / 44.2834°N 6.5322°E / 44.2834; 6.5322
 • elevation1,980 m (6,500 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Durance
 • coordinates
44°03′09″N 05°59′48″E / 44.05250°N 5.99667°E / 44.05250; 5.99667
 • elevation
400 m (1,300 ft)
Length69.5 km (43.2 mi)
Basin size906 km2 (350 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDuranceRhôneMediterranean Sea

The Bléone (French pronunciation: [bleɔn]; Occitan: Blèuna) is a 69.5-kilometre (43.2 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département, southeastern France.[1] Its drainage basin is 906 km2 (350 sq mi).[2] Its source is several small streams converging near the refuge de l'Estrop, a mountain shelter in Prads-Haute-Bléone. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Durance into which it flows between L'Escale and Les Mées.

Communes along its course

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This list is ordered from source to mouth: Prads-Haute-Bléone, La Javie, Le Brusquet, Marcoux, Digne-les-Bains, Aiglun, Mallemoisson, Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson, Mirabeau, Malijai, L'Escale, Les Mées,

References

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  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Bléone (X12-0400)".
  2. ^ Bassin versant : Bléone (La), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA