Ardèche River

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The Ardèche River is a scenic waterway in south-central France renowned for its dramatic limestone gorges, natural stone arch (Pont d’Arc), and popular canoeing and kayaking routes.


Statements (43)
Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
river
basinCountry France
country France
drainageBasin Rhône river basin
surface form: "Rhône basin"
flowsDirection generally west-to-east
flowsThrough Ardèche department
Gard department
Lozère
surface form: "Lozère department"
hasBridge Pont d’Arc natural stone arch
surface form: "Pont d’Arc natural bridge"
hasGeologicalFeature caves
limestone cliffs
hasLandmark Pont d’Arc natural stone arch
surface form: "Pont d’Arc"
hasPart Gorges de l’Ardèche
hasRecreationRoute Ardèche canoe descent
hasTouristActivity hiking along gorges
river camping
rock climbing
knownFor Pont d’Arc natural stone arch
canoeing
kayaking
limestone gorges
scenic landscapes
length approximately 125 km
locatedIn south-central France
locatedInRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
surface form: "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes"

Occitanie
locatedOnContinent Europe
mouthLocation Rhône River
surface form: "Rhône River near Pont-Saint-Esprit"
namedAfter Ardèche department
nameLanguage French
nearProtectedArea Gorges de l’Ardèche
surface form: "Gorges de l’Ardèche National Nature Reserve"
passesNear Ruoms
Saint-Martin-d’Ardèche
Gorges de l’Ardèche
surface form: "Vallon-Pont-d’Arc"
sourceLocation Lozère
surface form: "Lozère department"

Massif Central
tributaryOf Rhône River
usedFor recreational boating
swimming
tourism
valleyType karst gorge
watercourseType perennial river

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Valence locatedNear Ardèche River
this entity surface form: "Ardèche region across the Rhône"
Rhône River majorTributary Ardèche River
Ardèche namedAfter Ardèche River
Ardèche traversedBy Ardèche River
Vivarais traversedBy Ardèche River
subject surface form: "Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes"
this entity surface form: "Ardèche"

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