Siagne

The Siagne is a short river that flows through the Var and Alpes-Maritimes departments, in southeastern France.

Geography
The Siagne river has a length of  and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 8.75 cubic metres per second at Pégomas, near Cannes.
Course
The Siagne starts on the south side of the Audibergue mountain, in the commune of Escragnolles, Alpes-Maritimes department, at an elevation of about . It then flows to the southwest through the departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Var. For much of its length, it forms the border between the two departments.

Finally, the river flows into the Mediterranean Sea at the city of Mandelieu-la-Napoule.

The Siagne flows through 2 departments and 13 communes, in one region:
 Alpes-Maritimes department: Escragnolles, Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey, Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, Le Tignet, Peymeinade, Mandelieu-la-Napoule, Auribeau-sur-Siagne, Pégomas, La Roquette-sur-Siagne
 Var: Mons, Callian, Montauroux, Tanneron

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Siagne river are:

Left tributaries:
 Vallon de Nans - 11 km
 Moucharonne - 14 km

Right tributaries:
 Siagnole - 19.5 km
 Biançon - 24.6 km

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Category:Rivers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur