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Calavon

The Calavon is an 86.7-kilometre (53.9 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse départements, southeastern France. Its drainage basin is 1,027 km2 (397 sq mi). Its source is near Banon. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a right tributary of the Durance into which it flows at Caumont-sur-Durance, near Cavaillon.

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Calavon
The Calavon crossed by the Pont Julien near Bonnieux
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBanon
 • coordinates44°02′10″N 05°38′32″E / 44.03611°N 5.64222°E / 44.03611; 5.64222
 • elevation420 m (1,380 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Durance
 • coordinates
43°51′19″N 04°59′16″E / 43.85528°N 4.98778°E / 43.85528; 4.98778
 • elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Length86.7 km (53.9 mi)
Basin size
1,027 km2 (397 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average0.89 m3/s (31 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression

Durance

RhôneMediterranean Sea
Tributaries 
 • rightDôa

The Calavon (French pronunciation: [kalavɔ̃]; also called le Coulon) is an 86.7-kilometre (53.9 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse départements, southeastern France.1 Its drainage basin is 1,027 km2 (397 sq mi).2 Its source is near Banon. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a right tributary of the Durance into which it flows at Caumont-sur-Durance, near Cavaillon.

Départements and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

References

References

External links

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