Dourbie

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Dourbie
Gorges de la Dourbie

Gorges de la Dourbie

Data
Water code FRO33-0400
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
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
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

  1. a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. 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.
  3. a b hydro.eaufrance.fr (Station: O3394030 , option: Synthèse )