Durance river
Also known as: La Durance, Le Lauzon
The Durance (also known as La Durance, Le Lauzon) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-12, the Durance was flowing at about 52.432 m³/s at the La Durance à Caumont-sur-Durance [Bonpas] - Barrage gauge.
- Canonical name
- Durance
- Local names / aliases
- La Durance, Le Lauzon
- Countries
- France
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 14,276 km²
- Mapped river length
- 337.9 km
- Gauging stations
- 8
- Latest measured discharge
- 52.432 m³/s (La Durance à Caumont-sur-Durance [Bonpas] - Barrage, 2026-10-12)
Gauging stations on the Durance
The following 8 gauging stations report discharge for the Durance, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Durance à Caumont-sur-Durance [Bonpas] - Barrage | France | 52.432 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.889, 4.923 | source | |
| La Durance à Meyrargues [Pont Pertuis] | France | 11.029 | Normal6% above the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.666, 5.494 | source | |
| Le Lauzon à Villeneuve | France | 0.121 | Below normal53% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.912, 5.886 | source | |
| La Durance à Salignac [Usine EDF] | France | 7.306 | Normal20% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.137, 5.977 | source | |
| La Durance à Valserres [Pont de l'Archidiacre] | France | 6.382 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.476, 6.112 | source | |
| La Durance à Embrun [La Clapière] | France | 24.882 | Below normal27% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.555, 6.498 | source | |
| La Durance à Embrun [La Clapière] - EDF | France | 25.023 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.555, 6.498 | source | |
| La Durance à Briançon [aval] - aval - Station partenaire EDF | France | 7.317 | Below normal18% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.887, 6.625 | 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.