Bléone

Bléone
The Bléone at Malijai
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Prads-Haute-Bléone
• coordinates	44.2834°N 6.5322°E / 44.2834; 6.5322
• elevation	1,980 m (6,500 ft)
Mouth
• location	Durance
• coordinates	44°03′09″N 05°59′48″E
• elevation	400 m (1,300 ft)
Length	69.5 km (43.2 mi)
Basin size	906 km^2 (350 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The Bléone (French pronunciation: [bleɔn]; Occitan: Blèuna) is a 69.5-kilometre (43.2 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence département, southeastern France.[1] Its drainage basin is 906 km^2 (350 sq mi).[2] Its source is several small streams converging near the refuge de l'Estrop, a mountain shelter in Prads-Haute-Bléone. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Durance into which it flows between L'Escale and Les Mées.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Prads-Haute-Bléone, La Javie, Le Brusquet, Marcoux, Digne-les-Bains, Aiglun, Mallemoisson, Le Chaffaut-Saint-Jurson, Mirabeau, Malijai, L'Escale, Les Mées,

References

1. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Bléone (X12-0400)".
2. Bassin versant : Bléone (La), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA