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Fresh Water Paddling In France
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French Lakes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Wikipedia -Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Locales
- Lake Annecy (Lac d'Annecy)
- Noted for very clean water and a popular place for sailing, this lake very likely affords some downwinding opportunities.
- Races
- GlaGla Race very large winter SUP race
- Resources
- Conditions
- Lake Bourget (Lac du Bourget aka Lac Gris aka Lac d'Aix)
- Races
- Resources
- Lake of Monteynard-Avignonet (Lac de Monteynard-Avignonet aka Le Drac)
- Good wind makes this lake popular for windsports
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Nouvelle-Aquitane (New Aquitaine)
- Biscarosse
- Bisca Grands Lacs (3) SUP downwind video
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Occitanie
- Lake Salagou (Lac du Salagou)
- Man made reservoir in striking red rock, earth country. Hoodoos too.
- Conditions
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French Rivers
Rivers and Scenic Paddles
- Ardeche River (not the more difficult whitewater sections)
- Dordogne River
- Loire River
- Verdon River
Tidal Bores
(Le Mascaret = tidal bore) In estuaries tidal bores will be a mix of fresh and salt water….
- Gironde Estuary - also sometimes referred to as “La Gironde” river is formed from the meeting of the Garonne and the Dordogne
OC and surfers on La Gironde Mascaret
- Garonne River 2020 video
- Dordogne River 2020 video
- Seine River (tidal bore disappeared in the 1960s due to dredging and other changes made to the river)
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Conditions
Races
Clubs
- Google Search - French Canoe Clubs
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