Drôme (river) Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids Drôme
River
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Departments	Drôme, Ardèche

Tributaries
- left	Roanne
- right	Bez, Gervanne
Small cities	Die, Crest


Source	Col de Carabès
- location	La Bâtie-des-Fonds, Drôme, France
- elevation	1,033 m (3,389 ft)
- coordinates	44°30′50″N 5°38′17″E / 44.51389°N 5.63806°E / 44.51389; 5.63806
Confluence	Rhône
- location	Loriol-sur-Drôme, Drôme, France
- elevation	106 m (348 ft)
- coordinates	44°46′16″N 4°45′46″E / 44.77111°N 4.76278°E / 44.77111; 4.76278

Length	110.7 km (69 mi)
Basin	1,663 km² (642 sq mi)
Discharge	for Saillans
- average	17.20 m³/s (607 cu ft/s)

The Drôme (Occitan: Droma) is a river in southeastern France. It is a left tributary of the Rhône river. It gives its name to the French department of Drôme.

Geography
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Main tributaries
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Geography

The Drôme river has a length of 110.7 km (68.8 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of 1,663 km² (642 sq mi).

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 17.2 m³/s (610 cu ft/s) at Saillans in the Drôme department.

Average monthly discharge (m³/s) at Saillans (108 years)

Course

The Drôme starts in the Col de Carabès, in the western foothills of the Alps, in the commune of La Bâtie-des-Fonds, (Drôme department), at an altitude of about 1,033 m (3,389 ft). From here, the Drôme flows first to the northwest and then to the west.

The Drôme river flows within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, 2 departments and 37 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others:

Drôme : Valdrôme, Luc-en-Diois, Die, Saillans, Allex, Crest, Loriol-sur-Drôme, Livron-sur-Drôme
Ardèche : Le Pouzin (at its confluence)

Finally, it flows into the Rhône river in the commune of Loriol-sur-Drôme, on the border with the Ardèche department.