Buëch

Buëch
Buëch River
Basin
Main source	Dauphiné Alps
River mouth	Durance 44°12′5″N 5°56′35″E / 44.20139°N 5.94306°E / 44.20139; 5.94306 (Durance-Buëch)Coordinates: 44°12′5″N 5°56′35″E / 44.20139°N 5.94306°E / 44.20139; 5.94306 (Durance-Buëch)
Size	1,490 km² (580 sq mi)
Country	France
Physiognomy
Length	85 km (53 mi)

The Buëch is a river in southeastern France, right tributary to the Durance. Its source is in the Dauphiné Alps, near the Grand Ferrand peak. It flows generally southward, for most of its course in the Hautes-Alpes département. It flows into the Durance in Sisteron.

Départements and towns along the Buëch include:

Drôme:
- Lus-la-Croix-Haute
Hautes-Alpes:
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence:
- Mison
- Sisteron

References

http://www.geoportail.fr
The Buëch at the Sandre database

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