Dard

A group of Indic languages spoken in the upper Indus River valley.

The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: any of a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir and eastern Afghanistan and northern Pakistan
  Synonyms: Dardic, Dardic language

This article is about the French river Dard. For other uses, see Dard (disambiguation).

Dard
Waterfall on the River Dard above Baume-les-Messieurs
Origin	Reculée de Baume, Jura 46°41′25″N 5°38′20″E / 46.69028°N 5.63889°E / 46.69028; 5.63889
Mouth	Seille 46°42′21″N 5°38′50″E / 46.70583°N 5.64722°E / 46.70583; 5.64722
Basin countries	France
Length	2.10 km

The River Dard is a short (2.1 km) tributary of the River Seille in the department of Jura in France. The Dard rises in the steephead valley known as the Reculée de Baume, and flows through the valley to the village of Baume-les-Messieurs, where it joins the Seille. At its source there is a notable series of caves, which can be visited.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Dard at the Sandre database

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