# Ardèche river

Also known as: L'Ardèche

The Ardèche (also known as L'Ardèche) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-15, the Ardèche was flowing at about 5.996 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:** 5.996 m³/s (L'Ardèche à Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 2026-10-15)

## 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 | 5.996 | Much below normal — 89% below the historic median | 2026-10-15 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.399, 4.385 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V505401001/series) |
| L'Ardèche à Saint-Martin-d'Ardèche \[Sauze\] | France | 6.386 | Much below normal — 90% below the historic median | 2026-10-15 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.314, 4.551 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V506401001/series) |
| L'Ardèche à Ucel | France | 2.453 | Much below normal — 86% below the historic median | 2026-10-15 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.627, 4.395 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V501403001/series) |
| L'Ardèche à Vogüé | France | 2.361 | Much below normal — 90% below the historic median | 2026-10-15 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.543, 4.41 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V501401001/series) |
| La Baume à Saint-Alban-Auriolles \[Peyroche\] | France | 1.159 | — | 2026-10-15 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 44.449, 4.329 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V503502201/series) |

## Related rivers

-   [Loire](/rivers/loire.html)
-   [Seine](/rivers/seine.html)
-   [Garonne](/rivers/garonne.html)
-   [Saône](/rivers/saone.html)
-   [Dordogne](/rivers/dordogne.html)
-   [Maine](/rivers/maine.html)
-   [Vienne](/rivers/vienne.html)
-   [Tarn](/rivers/tarn.html)
-   [Allier](/rivers/allier.html)
-   [Durance](/rivers/durance.html)
-   [Oise](/rivers/oise.html)
-   [Cher](/rivers/cher.html)

## 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.

Underlying dataset built 2026-10-16T13:31:53.036165+00:00. This page generated 2026-10-16T13:35:10.972Z. Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

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