Caillan

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Caillan
El Callau
Nohèdes in the headwaters of the river

Nohèdes in the headwaters of the river

Data
Water code FRY0430740
location France , Occitania region
River system Têt
Drain over Têt  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Nohèdes
42 ° 38 ′ 44 ″  N , 2 ° 12 ′ 55 ″  E
Source height approx.  2022  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Ria-Sirach and Prades in the Têt coordinates: 42 ° 36 ′ 58 ″  N , 2 ° 24 ′ 39 ″  E 42 ° 36 ′ 58 ″  N , 2 ° 24 ′ 39 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  340  m
Height difference approx. 1682 m
Bottom slope approx. 80 ‰
length 21 km
Left tributaries Urbanya

The Caillan (French: Rivière de Caillan ) is a river in France that runs in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region . It rises in the Pyrenees , in the municipality of Nohèdes from the mountain lake of the same name, Lac de Nohèdes , generally drains under the name Camps Réals in a south-east to east direction through the Pyrénées Catalanes Regional Nature Park , changes its name again to Rivière de Nohèdes and finally joins after 21 kilometers the municipal boundary of Ria-Sirach and Prades as a left tributary into the Têt .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on February 5, 2014, rounded to full kilometers