Ardèche river
Also known as: L'Ardèche
The Ardèche (also known as L'Ardèche) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-12, the Ardèche was flowing at about 18.335 m³/s at the L'Ardèche à Vallon-Pont-d'Arc gauge.
- Canonical name
- Ardèche
- Local names / aliases
- L'Ardèche
- Countries
- France
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 2,394 km²
- Mapped river length
- 71.2 km
- Gauging stations
- 5
- Latest measured discharge
- 18.335 m³/s (L'Ardèche à Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 2026-10-12)
Gauging stations on the Ardèche
The following 5 gauging stations report discharge for the Ardèche, ordered downstream (largest catchment first). Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).
| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Ardèche à Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | France | 18.335 | Below normal67% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.399, 4.385 | source | |
| L'Ardèche à Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche [Sauze] | France | 13.912 | Much below normal79% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.314, 4.551 | source | |
| L'Ardèche à Ucel | France | 4.523 | Much below normal75% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.627, 4.395 | source | |
| L'Ardèche à Vogüé | France | 9.734 | Below normal59% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.543, 4.41 | source | |
| La Baume à Saint-Alban-Auriolles [Peyroche] | France | 1.837 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.449, 4.329 | source |
Related rivers
Data, sources & timestamps
Geometry is the HydroRIVERS network (HydroSHEDS): European reaches with at least 500 km² of upstream catchment, merged into chains between confluences. Flow direction comes from the network itself; river names are the canonical English label joined from provider metadata and Natural Earth, with local-language aliases retained.
Discharge is normalised observed streamflow from official national hydrology providers, measured where a gauge sits on the river and interpolated between gauges. Pale/estimated values are derived from drainage area × the local specific discharge of nearby gauges and are never presented as measurements.