Buëch
| 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 |
| 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]; 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. Its drainage basin is 1,478 km2 (571 sq mi). 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: