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.
Statements (39)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.