Dourbie
| Dourbie | ||
 Gorges de la Dourbie |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : O33-0400 | |
| location | France , Occitania region | |
| River system | Garonne | |
| Drain over | Tarn → Garonne → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the northern parish of Arphy, 44 ° 3 ′ 40 ″ N , 3 ° 34 ′ 31 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1290 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Millau in the Tarn Coordinates: 44 ° 6 ′ 5 ″ N , 3 ° 5 ′ 14 ″ E 44 ° 6 ′ 5 ″ N , 3 ° 5 ′ 14 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 350 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 940 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 13 ‰ | |
| length | 72 km | |
| Catchment area | 548 km² | |
| Discharge at the Millau gauge |
MQ |
13 m³ / s |
| Right tributaries | Trèvezel | |
| Medium-sized cities | Millau | |
The Dourbie is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the Cevennes National Park , in the northern municipality of Arphy , generally drains in a westerly direction, flows in its lower reaches through the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park and flows 72 kilometers into the urban area of Millau as a left tributary into the Tarn . The Dourbie crosses the Gard and Aveyron departments on its way .
Places on the river
Attractions
- The Grandes Gorges de la Dourbie are an impressive deep canyon.
- The Dourbie is one of the most difficult kayaking waters in France.
Web links
Commons : Dourbie - collection of images, videos and audio files
Remarks
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on information about the Dourbie from SANDRE (French), accessed on April 6, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.
- ↑ a b hydro.eaufrance.fr (Station: O3394030 , option: Synthèse )