Jonte

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Jonte
In the Gorges de la Jonte

In the Gorges de la Jonte

Data
Water code FRO31-0400
location France , Occitania region
River system Garonne
Drain over Tarn  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Gatuzières
44 ° 8 ′ 14 ″  N , 3 ° 33 ′ 44 ″  E
Source height approx.  1460  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Le Rozier and Peyreleau in the Tarn Coordinates: 44 ° 11 ′ 36 ″  N , 3 ° 12 ′ 13 ″  E, 44 ° 11 ′ 36 ″  N , 3 ° 12 ′ 13 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  390  m
Height difference approx. 1070 m
Bottom slope approx. 27 ‰
length 39 km
Catchment area 286 km²
Outflow at the Peyreleau gauge MQ
5.1 m³ / s
Left tributaries Brèze , Béthuzon

The Jonte is a river in southern France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the Cevennes National Park , on the northwest flank of Mont Aigoual (1567 m), in the municipality of Gatuzières , generally drains in a westerly direction and after 39 kilometers flows into the Tarn as a left tributary at the municipal boundary of Le Rozier and Peyreleau . On its way, the Jonte crosses the Lozère department and in its lower reaches forms the border with the Aveyron department . Here it separates geologically the northern Causse Méjean from the southern Causse Noir by the approximately 500 meters deep Jont Gorge (French: Gorges de la Jonte) .

Places on the river

Hydrology

When the tide is low, the Jonte seeps away west of Meyrueis, only to reappear about eight kilometers downstream in a karst spring (French résurgence). A geographical peculiarity is that in Meyrueis the two tributaries Brèze and Béthuzon merge with the Jonte at a distance of almost 500 meters.

Attractions

  • Jonte Gorge
  • Pont des Six Liards - a stone arch bridge from the 13th century near Meyrueis
  • Visitor caves Grotte de Dargilan and Aven Armand near Meyrueis
  • "Maison des Vautours" with viewing platform for observing the griffon vultures released into the wild in Le Truel.

Web links

Commons : Jonte  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Jonteschlucht  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Jonte at SANDRE (French), accessed on April 19, 2011, rounded to the nearest kilometer.
  3. hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: O3194020 , option: Synthèse )
  4. ^ Maison des Vautours