Calavon Explained

Calavon
Map:Coulon.png
Source1 Location:Banon
Source1 Coordinates:44.0361°N 5.6422°W
Mouth Location:Durance
Mouth Coordinates:43.8553°N 4.9878°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:France
Length:86.7km (53.9miles)
Source1 Elevation:420m (1,380feet)
Mouth Elevation:57m (187feet)
Discharge1 Avg:0.89m3/s
Basin Size:1027km2
Tributaries Right:Dôa

The Calavon (French: le Calavon, also called le Coulon) is an 86.7km (53.9miles) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse départements, southeastern France. Its drainage basin is 1027km2.[1] 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:

Notes and References

  1. http://www.observatoire-eau-paca.org/bassin_versant/calavon-coulon-le-28.html Bassin versant : Calavon-Coulon (Le)