Calavon
| Calavon | |
|---|---|
The Calavon crossed by the Pont Julien near Bonnieux | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Banon |
| • coordinates | 44°02′10″N 05°38′32″E / 44.03611°N 5.64222°E |
| • elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Durance |
• coordinates | 43°51′19″N 04°59′16″E / 43.85528°N 4.98778°E |
• elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Length | 86.7 km (53.9 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,027 km2 (397 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 0.89 m3/s (31 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Dôa |
The Calavon (French pronunciation: [kalavɔ̃]; also called le Coulon) is an 86.7-kilometre (53.9 mi) long river in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence and Vaucluse départements, southeastern France. Its drainage basin is 1,027 km2 (397 sq mi). Its source is near Banon. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a right tributary of the Durance into which it flows at Caumont-sur-Durance, near Cavaillon.