The Ubaye (; ) is a river of southeastern

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. It is long and flows through the

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (sometimes abbreviated as AHP; ; ; ), formerly until 1970 known as Basses-Alpes (, ), is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France, bordering Alpes-Maritimes and Italy to the east, Var to the sou ...

department. Its

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is .Bassin versant : Ubaye (L')
Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA Its rises at the Col de Longet, in the

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on the border with

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. It flows generally southwest, through Saint-Paul-sur-Ubaye, Jausiers and Barcelonnette. It flows into the Lac de Serre-Ponçon (which is fed and drained by the Durance) near La Bréole.

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Rivers of France Rivers of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Rivers of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Rivers of the Alps {{France-river-stub

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