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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: le Calavon, 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.^[1] Its drainage basin is 1,027 km² (397 sq mi).^[2] 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.

Départements and communes along its course edit

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - le coulon ou le calavon (X34-0400)".
^ Bassin versant : Calavon-Coulon (Le), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA

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