Drôme (river)

The Drôme () 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
The Drôme river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of .

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is  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 . 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.

Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Drôme river are:

Left tributaries:
 Roanne - 33.9 km

Right tributaries:
 Bez - 25.4 km
 Gervanne - 29.9 km

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Category:Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes