Rieutord (Hérault)

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Rieutord
The Rieutord

The Rieutord

Data
Water code FR :  Y2100500
location France , Occitania region
River system Herault
Drain over Hérault  → Mediterranean
source in the municipality of Saint-Martial,
44 ° 3 ′ 51 ″  N , 3 ° 45 ′ 0 ″  E
Source height approx.  370  m
muzzle on the outskirts of Ganges in the Hérault Coordinates: 43 ° 55 '37 "  N , 3 ° 42' 32"  E, 43 ° 55 '37 "  N , 3 ° 42' 32"  E
Mouth height approx.  137  m
Height difference approx. 233 m
Bottom slope approx. 9 ‰
length 26 km
Right tributaries Elbe
Ganges, in the background the dry estuary

Ganges, in the background the dry estuary

The Rieutord is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region .

course

The Rieutord rises on the southwest flank of the Montagne du Liron , in the municipality of Saint-Martial, and generally drains south-west to south. At its estuary in the Gorges du Rieutord, the river seeps into the karst subsoil and can only be seen on the surface when the water flow is strong. After 26 km , it flows into the Hérault as a left tributary on the outskirts of Ganges , on the border with the neighboring municipality of Laroque . On its way the Rieutord crosses the departments of Gard and Hérault .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Others

Another river of the same name ( Rieutort ) has its source in the municipality of Saint-Martin-de-Londres , but after about 6 km it flows into the Lamalou , a tributary of the Hérault .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.gouv.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Rieutord at SANDRE (French), accessed on January 20, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.