Bès (Truyère)

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Bès
The river at Marchastel

The river at Marchastel

Data
Water code FR :  O75-0400
location France , Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions
River system Garonne
Drain over Truyère  → Lot  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Trélans
44 ° 34 '10 "  N , 3 ° 4' 38"  O
Source height approx.  1440  m
muzzle at Auriac in the municipality of Faverolles in the Truyère coordinates: 44 ° 55 ′ 32 ″  N , 3 ° 6 ′ 18 ″  E, 44 ° 55 ′ 32 ″  N , 3 ° 6 ′ 18 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  740  m
Height difference approx. 700 m
Bottom slope approx. 10 ‰
length 67 km
Left tributaries Rioumau
Right tributaries Bédaule

The Bès is a river in France that runs through the Occitania and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. Its source is in the Aubrac countryside , near the Signal de Mailhebiau hill , in the municipality of Trélans . The Bès generally drains in a northerly direction through a very sparsely populated area and flows into the Truyère as a right tributary after 67 kilometers in the storage area of ​​the Lac de Barrage de Grandval reservoir , near Auriac , in the municipality of Faverolles . On its way, the river crosses the Lozère and Cantal departments .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.gouv.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Bès from SANDRE (French), accessed on January 19, 2010, rounded to the nearest kilometer.