Gardon River

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The Gardon River is a waterway in southern France known for flowing through the Cévennes region and under the famous Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct before joining the Rhône.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
watercourse
alsoKnownAs Gard
surface form: Gardon

Le Gardon
basinCountry France
country France
crossedBy Pont du Gard
flowsInto Rhône River
flowsThrough Cévennes
Gard department
geologicalFeature limestone gorges
hasFloodRisk yes
hasProtectedArea Massif Central
surface form: Gorges du Gardon biosphere reserve
hasTributary Gardon de Saint-Jean
Gardon d’Anduze
surface form: Gardon d’Alès

Gardon d’Anduze
knownFor canyoning and kayaking
flowing under the Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct
scenic gorges
locatedIn Massif Central
surface form: Massif Central foothills

Mediterranean climate zone
southern France
locatedInDepartment Gard
Lozère
locatedInRegion Occitanie
mouthCountry France
mouthLocation Rhône River
nearCity Nîmes
Uzès
nearSettlement Remoulins
notableFor sudden flash floods
notableStructureCrossing Pont du Gard
partOf Rhône River
surface form: Rhône basin
region Cévennes
UNESCOStatus part of a UNESCO biosphere reserve (Gorges du Gardon)
usedFor recreation
tourism
watercourseType tributary of the Rhône
waterSystem Mediterranean drainage to the Rhône delta

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Rhône River majorTributary Gardon River