Verdon (river)
The Verdon ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}, {{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a Template:Convert river in Southeastern France, left tributary of the Durance.<ref name=sandre>Template:Sandre</ref> Its drainage basin is Template:Convert.<ref name=orema>Bassin versant : Verdon (Le), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA</ref> The Verdon is best known for its impressive canyon: the Verdon Gorge. This limestone canyon, also called the "Grand Canyon of Verdon", Template:Convert long and more than Template:Convert deep, is a popular climbing and sight-seeing area. The name comes from the green appearance of the waters of the river, in the canyon.
Course
Its source is at an elevation of Template:Convert, in the southwestern part of the French Alps (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), between the Col d'Allos and the Trois Évêchés mountain, south of Barcelonnette. It flows southwest through the following departments and towns:
The Verdon flows through several artificial lakes, before flowing into the river Durance near Vinon-sur-Verdon, south of Manosque.
Its main tributaries are the Artuby, Colostre, Jabron and Issole.<ref name=sandre/>