Buëch

River in France

Buëch
Buëch River

Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Dauphiné Alps

Mouth
• location	Durance
• coordinates	44°12′5″N 5°56′35″E / 44.20139°N 5.94306°E / 44.20139; 5.94306
Length	85 km (53 mi)
Basin size	1,478 km² (571 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The Buëch (French pronunciation: [bɥɛʃ]^[1]), Occitan Bueg (Occitan pronunciation: [bɥetʃ]) is a river in southeastern France, a right tributary of the Durance. It is 85.3 km (53.0 mi) long.^[2] Its drainage basin is 1,478 km² (571 sq mi).^[3] Its source is in the Dauphiné Alps, near the peak of Grand Ferrand. It flows generally southward for most of its course in the Hautes-Alpes département, and flows into the Durance at Sisteron.

Départements and towns along the Buëch include:

Drôme:
- Lus-la-Croix-Haute
Hautes-Alpes:
- Aspres-sur-Buëch
- Serres
- Laragne-Montéglin
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence:
- Mison
- Sisteron

References

^ "La rivière Buëch - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Buëch (X10-0400)".
^ Bassin versant : Buëch (Le), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA