Agout (river)

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Agout
The agout

The agout

Data
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
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
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

Attractions

Web links

Commons : Agout  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: O4692550 , option: Synthèse )