Editing Gardon (section)

{{short description|River in southern France}}
{{for multi|the French footballer|Bernard Gardon|the Transylvanian musical instrument|Ütőgardon}}

{{Infobox river
| name              = Gardon
| image             = Pont Du Gard2.jpg
| image_caption     = The Gardon near the [[Pont du Gard]]
| map               = Gardon (rivière).png
| map_size = 280px
| source1_location  = [[Cévennes]] 
| mouth             = [[Rhône]]
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43|51|6|N|4|36|54|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| progression       = {{RRhône}}
| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = [[France]]
| length            = {{convert|133|km|mi|abbr=on}}
| source1_elevation = 
| discharge1_avg    = {{convert|32|m3/s|cuft/s|abbr=on}}
| basin_size        = {{convert|2200|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}
| tributaries_left  = [[Gardon d'Alès]]
}}
[[File:Pont du Gard 3.jpg|thumb|[[Pont du Gard]]]]
[[File:FR-30-Anduze3.JPG|thumb|The Gardon in [[Anduze]]]]
[[File:En premier plan le Gardon et en arrière plan le Rhône près de Comps.JPG|thumb|Confluence of the Gardon and the [[Rhône]] at [[Comps, Gard|Comps]]]]
The '''Gardon''' or '''Gard''' ([[Occitan language|Occitan]] and [[French language|French]]: ''Gardon, Gard'', {{IPA|fr|ɡaʁdɔ̃|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Benoît Prieur-Gardon.wav}}, {{IPA|fr|ɡaʁ||Fr-Paris--Gard.ogg}}) is a [[List of rivers of France|river]] in southern [[France]]. It is the namesake of the [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Gard]]. Several of its tributaries are also called ''Gardon''. It is {{convert|127.6|km|mi|abbr=on}} long, and takes its source in the commune of [[Saint-Martin-de-Lansuscle]], in the [[Cévennes]] mountain range.<ref name=sandre>{{sandre|id=V71-0400|nom=Le Gard}}</ref> In its upper course it is also referred to as ''Gardon de Saint-Martin''. From its furthest source, that of its [[tributary]] "[[Gardon de Saint-Jean]]", it is 133 km long. It flows into the [[Rhône]] (right-side tributary) at [[Comps, Gard|Comps]], north of [[Beaucaire, Gard|Beaucaire]], across from [[Vallabrègues]].