Tarn (river)

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Location of the Tarn in France

Location of the Tarn in France

Data
Water code FR :  O --- 0100
location France , Occitania region
River system Garonne
Drain over Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Le Pont-de-Montvert
44 ° 24 ′ 54 ″  N , 3 ° 48 ′ 51 ″  E
Source height approx.  1560  m
muzzle below Moissac in the Garonne Coordinates: 44 ° 5 '11 "  N , 1 ° 2' 14"  E 44 ° 5 '11 "  N , 1 ° 2' 14"  E
Mouth height approx.  65  m
Height difference approx. 1495 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.9 ‰
length 380 km
Catchment area 15,753 km²
Outflow at the Moissac gauge MQ
 230 m³ / s
Medium-sized cities Millau , Albi , Montauban
Small towns Saint-Juéry , Gaillac , Moissac
The Tarn in Albi

The Tarn in Albi

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

course

The Tarn rises on the high plateau of Mont Lozère in the Cevennes , in the municipality of Le Pont-de-Montvert . In many changes of direction, the Tarn generally drains south-west to west, initially through the Cevennes National Park , later through the Grands Causses Regional Nature Park and flows into the Garonne as a right tributary after 380 kilometers below Moissac , in the dam area of the Malause weir system .

On its way, the Tarn crosses the Lozère , Aveyron , Haute-Garonne , Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments . For the latter two, the river also serves as a namesake.

Places on the river

Tributaries

Left tributaries:

Right tributaries:

Floods

High water marks of the Tarn in Albi

Two high water marks on the sea wall of Albi on June 18, 1766 and March 3, 1930 herald the devastating floods of the Tarn.

shipping

Since the Tarn is not navigable for ships, some engineering structures were erected in order to still be able to manage the supply of the heavily populated estuary section via the water:

Attractions

  • The Tarn is famous for its gorges ( Gorges du Tarn ), which have dug into the rock north of Millau and are now a tourist attraction.
  • An architectural tourist attraction is the Viaduc de Millau , the tallest and longest cable-stayed bridge in the world, which leads over the Tarn near Millau.
  • In addition to hikes, canoe tours are also popular with tourists and are organized by numerous canoe rentals.

Web links

Commons : Tarn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  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 about the Tarn at SANDRE (French), accessed on April 17, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: O5901010 , option: Synthèse )