Cèze
The Cèze (French pronunciation: [sɛz]; Occitan: Céser) is a karstic French river, a right tributary of the Rhône.[1] It runs through the departments of Lozère and Gard in the Occitanie region. It is 128 km (80 mi) long,[2] and its basin area is 1,360 km2 (530 sq mi).[3] Its source is in the Cévennes mountains, near Saint-André-Capcèze. It flows through Bessèges, Saint-Ambroix, Bagnols-sur-Cèze, and it flows into the Rhône at Codolet, southwest of Orange.
| Cèze | |
|---|---|
 Sautadet Rapids at La Roque-sur-Cèze | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Cévennes |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rhône |
• coordinates | 44°6′30″N 4°42′13″E |
| Length | 128 km (80 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,360 km2 (530 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 22 m3/s (780 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
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The river by Montclus (Gard)
Its longest tributaries are the Luech, Auzon, Tave, Ganière and Aiguillon.[2]
In the dry season, the Cèze sometimes dries up.[4]
References
- Johannet, A.; Ayral, P.A.; Vayssade, B. (2007), Elleithy, Khaled (ed.), "Modelling non Measurable Processes by Neural Networks: Forecasting Underground Flow Case Study of the Céze Basin (Gard - France)", Advances and Innovations in Systems, Computing Sciences and Software Engineering, Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, pp. 53–58, doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6264-3_10, ISBN 978-1-4020-6263-6, retrieved 2022-05-15
- Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Cèze (V54-0400)".
- Bassin versant, La Cèze, Syndicat Mixte AB Cèze.
- Chapuis, Hervé; Ré-Bahuaud, Jordan; Jolivet, Joël; Paran, Frédéric; Graillot, Didier (2019-04-10), "Karst–River Interaction, Elaboration of an Indicator of the Karst Hydrological Conditions Applied to the Cèze River (Gard, France)", Advances in Karst Science, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 77–81, doi:10.1007/978-3-030-14015-1_9, ISBN 978-3-030-14014-4, S2CID 198401247, retrieved 2022-05-15
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