Goul

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Goul
Data
Water code FR :  O77-0400
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitania regions
River system Garonne
Drain over Truyère  → Lot  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Saint-Clément
45 ° 0 ′ 50 ″  N , 2 ° 43 ′ 34 ″  E
Source height approx.  1460  m
muzzle near Couesques-Basses , in the municipality of Saint-Hippolyte in the Truyère Coordinates: 44 ° 41 ′ 36 "  N , 2 ° 34 ′ 18"  E, 44 ° 41 ′ 36 "  N , 2 ° 34 ′ 18"  E
Mouth height approx.  240  m
Height difference approx. 1220 m
Bottom slope approx. 23 ‰
length 52 km
Right tributaries Rasthène

The Goul is a river in France that runs in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Occitania regions. Its source is in the Monts du Cantal , in the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park . It rises in the municipality of Saint-Clément , drains generally in a south-westerly direction and flows into the Truyère after 52 km at Couesques-Basses in the municipality of Saint-Hippolyte as a right tributary . On its way the Goul touches the Cantal and Aveyron departments .

The Goul below the Château de Messilhac in the municipality of Raulhac

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Goul from SANDRE (French), accessed on March 9, 2010, rounded to the nearest kilometer.