Fontaine de Vaucluse (spring)

Fontaine de Vaucluse
The spring in May 2008, at high water level
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LocationFontaine-de-Vaucluse, France
Coordinates43°55′05″N 5°07′58″E / 43.917924°N 5.132897°E / 43.917924; 5.132897
Elevation105 m (344 ft)
Typekarst spring
Fontaine de Vaucluse (spring) is located in France
Fontaine de Vaucluse (spring)
Location in France

The Fontaine de Vaucluse (French pronunciation: [fɔ̃tɛn voklyz]) is a karst spring in the commune of Fontaine-de-Vaucluse, France. It is the largest karst spring in metropolitan France by flow and fifth largest in the world, with an annual output of 630,000,000 to 700,000,000 cubic metres (2.2×1010 to 2.5×1010 cu ft) of water. The spring is the prime example in hydrogeology of a "Vaucluse spring". It is the source of the Sorgue.