▁occurr ing ▁in ▁June , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁mel ting ▁of ▁Al pine ▁gla ci ers . ▁The ▁catch ment ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁is ▁, ▁which ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁ra inf all ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁D rac , ▁ ▁originally ▁the ▁Dra u , ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁an ▁att raction ▁by ▁the ▁Occ itan ▁d rac ▁" imp ", ▁which ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Latin ▁d rac ō , ▁meaning ▁" Drag on ". ▁It ▁is ▁documented ▁in ▁the ▁forms ▁of ▁D rac um ▁( v . ▁ 1 1 0 0 ), ▁D rav us ▁( 1 2 8 9 ) ▁and ▁the ▁rib ière ▁dou ▁Dra u ▁( 1 5 4 5 ). ▁The ▁word ▁" D rac " ▁means ▁Dragon . ▁In ▁many ▁leg ends ▁the ▁d rac , ▁in ▁Occ itan , ▁is ▁a ▁genius ▁of ▁evil ▁waters ▁or ▁a ▁form ▁of ▁Sat an ▁that ▁attract s ▁children ▁to ▁d rown . ▁Fr éd éric ▁M ist ral ▁wrote ▁in ▁F éli br ige ▁Tre as ury : ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁six ▁children ▁and ▁their ▁teacher ▁were ▁d rown ed ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁after ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁water ▁rose ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁val ves ▁of ▁a ▁dam . ▁They ▁were ▁there ▁to ▁see ▁be a vers . ▁All ▁of ▁them ▁died . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁http :// www . ge oport ail . fr ▁ ▁Category : R ivers ▁of ▁France ▁Category : R