Gardon facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Gardon |
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 The Gardon near the Pont du Gard
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Occitanie |
| Departments | Lozère, Gard |
| Main Communes | Saint-Jean-du-Gard, Anduze, Poulx, Remoulins |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Gardon d'Alès, Droude, Dourbie, Bourdic, Alzon |
| - right | Gardon d'Anduze |
| Source | Cévennes |
| - location | Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle, Lozère, France |
| - elevation | 1,050 m (3,445 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°14′46″N 3°43′51″E / 44.24611°N 3.73083°E |
| Source confluence | with Gardon d'Alès |
| - location | between Cassagnoles and Vézénobres, Gard, France |
| - elevation | 92 m (302 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°01′50″N 4°07′57″E / 44.03056°N 4.13250°E |
| Confluence | Rhône |
| - location | Comps, Gard, France |
| - elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°50′32″N 4°37′16″E / 43.84222°N 4.62111°E |
| Length | 127.3 km (79 mi) |
| Basin | 1,999 km² (772 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Sanilhac-Sagriès |
| - average | 32.7 m³/s (1,155 cu ft/s) |
| - max | 71.2 m³/s (2,514 cu ft/s) |
| - min | 4.53 m³/s (160 cu ft/s) |
The Gardon or Gard is a river in southeastern France, in the Lozère and Gard departments in the Occitanie region. It is a right tributary of the Rhône river.
The Gard department is named after this river.
Geography
The Gardon river has a length of 127.3 km (79.1 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 1,999 km2 (772 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 32.7 m3/s (1,150 cu ft/s) at Sanilhac-Sagriès in the Gard department.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Sanilhac-Sagriès
Course
The Gardon (known here as Gardon d'Anduze) starts in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the commune of Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle, Lozère department near Prat Reboubalès, at an altitude of about 1,050 m (3,445 ft).
The Gardon d'Anduze joins the Gardon d'Alès between the communes Cassagnoles and Vézénobres, at an altitude of about 90 m (295 ft); from here, the river is usually known simply as Gard.
The Gardon flows to the southeast, in general, and passes through the Lozère and Gard departments, in the Occitanie region, and a total of 37 communes, most of them in the Gard department.
Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Rhône river near Comps at 5 m (16 ft) of altitude.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries, with a length greater than 20 km, of the Gardon are:
- Le Gardon de Sainte-Croix - 27.9 km
- Le Gardon de Saint-Jean - 49.4 km
- Le Gardon d'Alès - 60.6 km
- La Droude - 22.6 km
- Le Bourdic - 25 km
- L'Alzon - 23.7 km
Gallery
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Le Gardon viewed from Saint-Jean-du-Gard
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Pont du Gard over the Gardon
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The Gardon gorges, near Sanilhac-Sagriès
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The Gardon in Collias
Related pages
Images for kids
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The Gardon in Anduze
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Confluence of the Gardon and the Rhône at Comps
See also
In Spanish: Río Gardon para niños
