Dropt

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Dropt
Dròt
The drop at Eymet

The drop at Eymet

Data
Water code FR :  O9-0250
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Garonne
Drain over Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Capdrot
44 ° 41 '11 "  N , 0 ° 57' 26"  O
Source height approx.  185  m
muzzle at Caudrot in the Garonne Coordinates: 44 ° 34 ′ 45 ″  N , 0 ° 8 ′ 15 ″  W 44 ° 34 ′ 45 ″  N , 0 ° 8 ′ 15 ″  W.
Mouth height approx.  13  m
Height difference approx. 172 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.3 ‰
length 132 km
Left tributaries Dourdenne
Right tributaries Brayssou , Bournègue , Banège , Escourou , Dourdèze , Vignague
Pont du Dropt at La Sauvetat-du-Dropt

The Dropt ( Occitan Dròt ) is an approx. 132 km long river in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in southwestern France .

course

The Dropt rises in the municipality of Capdrot , east of Monpazier , generally drains in a westerly direction and flows into the Garonne after 132 km at Caudrot as a right tributary . A breakthrough with a lock already connects the Dropt with the Garonne at Casseuil .

The Dropt drains most of the land mass between the two rivers Dordogne and Garonne . At various points of the Dropt forms the border between the departments Gironde and Lot-et-Garonne and the departments Dordogne and Lot-et-Garonne.

Places on the river

Viticulture

The Dropt forms in parts the southern border of the wine-growing region of the Côtes-de-Duras in the north-west of the Agenais .

Attractions

There are numerous watermills on the banks of the Dropt and its tributaries , most of which are listed buildings. The Pont du Bretou at Eymet and the Pont du Dropt at La Sauvetat-du-Dropt are two medieval bridges that are recognized as monuments historiques .

Web links

Commons : Dropt  - collection of images

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Dropt at SANDRE (French), accessed on October 4, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ where the Dropt flows into the Garonne - map with altitude information
  4. ↑ Pont médiéval du Bretou, Eymet in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
  5. ↑ Pont médiéval sur le Dropt, La Sauvetat-du-Dropt in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)