Agout (river)
Agout | ||
The agout |
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Water code | FR : 04-0250 | |
location | France , Occitania region | |
River system | Garonne | |
Drain over | Tarn → Garonne → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Cambon-et-Salvergues 43 ° 39 ′ 16 ″ N , 2 ° 56 ′ 3 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 1060 m | |
muzzle | at Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe in the Tarn Coordinates: 43 ° 47 ′ 6 " N , 1 ° 40 ′ 59" E 43 ° 47 ′ 6 " N , 1 ° 40 ′ 59" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 98 m | |
Height difference | approx. 962 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 5 ‰ | |
length | 194 km | |
Catchment area | 3497 km² | |
Discharge at the Lavaur (Tarn) gauge |
MQ |
41 m³ / s |
Left tributaries | Durenque , Thoré , Sor | |
Right tributaries | Vèbre , Gijou , Bagas , Dadou | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Lac de la Raviège | |
Medium-sized cities | Castres | |
Small towns | Lavaur , Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe |
The Agout is a river in southern France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the Monts de l'Espinouse , on the southwest flank of the Sommet de l'Espinouse summit of the same name , in the municipality of Cambon-et-Salvergues . On its way it touches the departments of Hérault and Tarn .
River course
With many changes in direction, the Agout generally drains from west to northwest, crossing the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park on the first half of its route . Between Vabre and Roquecourbe, it cuts a 300 m deep gorge with several meanders through the granite massif of the Sidobre Mountains. Behind Castres it flows into a wide Muldental valley, which it flows through in wide meanders. After 194 kilometers, it finally flows into the Tarn as a left tributary at Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe . The outflow of the Agout is regulated by the Barrage de la Raviège and two smaller dams in the area of the gorge.
Places on the river
- Cambon-et-Salvergues
- La Salvetat-sur-Agout
- Brassac
- Roquecourbe
- Castres
- Saïx
- Vielmur-sur-Agout
- Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux
- Lavaur
- Giroussens
- Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe
Attractions
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the agout at SANDRE (French), accessed on April 20, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: O4692550 , option: Synthèse )