Rivière des Pluies
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| name = Rivière des Pluies
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| image = Rivière-des-Pluies-pont-Desbassyns.jpg
| image_caption = Rivière-des-Pluies below the Desbassyns bridge
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| mouth = Indian Ocean
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = France
| subdivision_type2 = Region
| subdivision_name2 = Réunion
| length = {{convert|18.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}
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The Rivière des Pluies ({{IPA|fr|ʁivjɛʁ de plɥi}}, French for "river of the rains") is a river on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion. It flows to the sea on the island's northern shore, between the communes of Saint-Denis and Sainte-Marie. It is {{convert|18.5|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.{{sandre|id=40310170|nom=Rivière des Pluies}}
It gives its name to a district of Sainte-Marie that overlooks the river and is inhabited by many people working in the capital.
River crossings
Rivière des Pluies is crossed by five bridges, from upstream to downstream.:fr:Rivière des Pluies{{Better source needed|reason=Do not use Wikipedia as reference, see WP:CIRC|date=November 2021}}
- A bridge carrying a water supply canal.
- Desbassyns bridge, a road bridge carrying the main road 45.
- The Pont Neuf, a road bridge carrying the highway 102.
- A road bridge on Route Nationale 6, the most recent.
- A road bridge on the highway 2.
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