Ubaye

Ubaye
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Cottian Alps
Mouth
• location	Durance
• coordinates	44°28′31″N 6°17′52″E / 44.47528°N 6.29778°E / 44.47528; 6.29778
Length	83 km (52 mi)
Basin size	1,009 km2 (390 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	20.5 m3/s (720 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Durance→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The Ubaye (French pronunciation: [ybaj]; Occitan: Ubaia) is a river of southeastern France. It is 83 kilometres (52 mi) long and flows through the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.^[1] Its drainage basin is 1,009 km² (390 sq mi).^[2]

Its rises at the Col de Longet, in the Cottian Alps on the border with Italy. It flows generally southwest, through Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Jausiers and Barcelonnette. It flows into the Lac de Serre-Ponçon (which is fed and drained by the Durance) near La Bréole.

See also

• Ubaye Valley
• Mercantour National Park

References