The Verdon is a 166 km long river

River

A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 in south-eastern France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, left tributary of the Durance

Durance

The Durance is a major river in south-eastern France.Its source is in the south-western Alps, in Montgenèvre ski resort near Briançon and it flows south-west through the following départements and cities:* Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun.* Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque.* Vaucluse:...

. Its source is at an altitude of 2819 m, in the south-western Alps

Alps

The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....

 (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence

Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...

), between the col d'Allos

Col d'Allos

Col d'Allos is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence in France.It connects Barcelonnette in the Ubaye Valley and Colmars and goes on to the Col des Champs....

 and the Trois Eveches mountain, south of Barcelonnette

Barcelonnette

Barcelonnette is a commune in the Ubaye Valley, in the southern French Alps, in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, of which it is a subprefecture.-History:...

. It flows south-west through the following départements and towns:

• Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
  Alpes-de-Haute-Provence is a French department in the south of France, it was formerly part of the province of Provence.- History :Nord-de-Provence was one of the 83 original departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790...
  
  : Allos
  Allos
  Allos is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Colmars
  Colmars
  Colmars or Colmars-les-Alpes is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.The official name of the commune, according to the geographical code of the INSEE, is "Colmars", but it is always referred locally as "Colmars-les-Alpes", even though it is not recognised in...
  
  , Saint-André-les-Alpes
  Saint-André-les-Alpes
  Saint-André-les-Alpes is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  , Castellane
  Castellane
  Castellane is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
  
• Var
  Var (département)
  The Var is a French department in the region Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur in Provence, in southeast France. It takes its name from the river Var, which used to flow along its eastern boundary, but the boundary was moved in 1860...
  
  : Vinon-sur-Verdon
  Vinon-sur-Verdon
  Vinon-sur-Verdon is an commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It is on the left bank of the River Verdon near the Gorge de Verdon....
  
  

The Verdon flows through several artificial lakes, before flowing into the river Durance

Durance

The Durance is a major river in south-eastern France.Its source is in the south-western Alps, in Montgenèvre ski resort near Briançon and it flows south-west through the following départements and cities:* Hautes-Alpes: Briançon, Embrun.* Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: Sisteron, Manosque.* Vaucluse:...

 near Vinon-sur-Verdon

Vinon-sur-Verdon

Vinon-sur-Verdon is an commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It is on the left bank of the River Verdon near the Gorge de Verdon....

, south of Manosque

Manosque

Manosque is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the préfecture of the département, which resides in the smaller town of Digne-les-Bains...

. The Verdon is best known for its impressive canyon

Canyon

A canyon or gorge is a deep ravine between cliffs often carved from the landscape by a river. Rivers have a natural tendency to reach a baseline elevation, which is the same elevation as the body of water it will eventually drain into. This forms a canyon. Most canyons were formed by a process of...

: the Verdon Gorge

Verdon Gorge

The Verdon Gorge , in south-eastern France , is a river canyon that is often considered to be one of Europe's most beautiful. It is about 25 kilometres long and up to 700 metres deep...

. This limestone canyon, also called the 'Grand Canyon of Verdon', 20 kilometres in length and more than 300 metres 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.