Méouge
| Méouge | |
|---|---|
Méouge | |
Course of the Méouge | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Séderon, Drôme |
| • elevation | 960 m (3,150 ft) |
| Mouth | Buëch |
• location | Châteauneuf-de-Chabre, Hautes-Alpes |
• coordinates | 44°15′46″N 5°49′39″E / 44.26278°N 5.82750°E |
• elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Length | 39.6 km (24.6 mi) |
| Basin size | 229 km2 (88 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buëch→ Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Méouge (French pronunciation: [meuʒ]; Occitan: Mèuja) is a 39-kilometre (24 mi) river in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions of the south of France. It rises in the Drôme near the town of Séderon and crosses into the Hautes-Alpes at Barret-sur-Méouge where it carves the spectacular tourist attraction, the Gorges de la Méouge, through the limestone platform. Near the communities of Châteauneuf-de-Chabre and Antonaves it joins the river Buëch which in turn flows into the Durance and the Rhône. Its drainage basin is 229 km2 (88 sq mi).