Ouvèze | |
Map: | Carte de l'Ouvèze.png |
Mouth Coordinates: | 43.9897°N 4.8525°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 93km (58miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 830m (2,720feet) |
Basin Size: | 1919km2 |
The Ouvèze (in French pronounced as /uvɛz/; Occitan (post 1500);: Ovesa) is a river in southern France and left tributary of the Rhône. It rises in the southern French Prealps (the Baronnies), in the commune of Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze. It flows into the Rhône in Sorgues, north of Avignon. Its length is 93km (58miles). Its drainage basin is 1919km2.[1] The Sorgue is one of its tributaries.
The Ouvèze passes through the following départements and towns:
Buis-les-Baronnies, Mollans-sur-Ouvèze
Vaison-la-Romaine, Bédarrides, Sorgues