Tech

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Tech
Céret, Pont du Diable ("Devil's Bridge"), built 1321–1341

Céret, Pont du Diable ("Devil's Bridge"), built 1321–1341

Data
Water code FR :  Y02-0400
location France , Occitania region
River system Tech
source in the municipality of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste
42 ° 25 ′ 25 ″  N , 2 ° 19 ′ 10 ″  E
Source height approx.  2460  m
muzzle in the municipality of Argelès-sur-Mer in the Mediterranean Coordinates: 42 ° 35 ′ 25 ″  N , 3 ° 2 ′ 42 ″  E, 42 ° 35 ′ 25 ″  N , 3 ° 2 ′ 42 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  0  m
Height difference approx. 2460 m
Bottom slope approx. 29 ‰
length 84 km
Catchment area 721 km²
Outflow at the Argelès-sur-Mer gauge MQ
 8.9 m³ / s
Left tributaries Coumelade , Riuferrer , Ample
Right tributaries Lamanère , Maureillas , Tanyari
Small towns Ceret , Elne

The Tech (in Catalan Tec ) is a coastal river in southern France that runs in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in the Occitania region . It rises in the Pyrenees , near the Spanish border, on the southeast flank of the Roc Colom summit (2507 m), in the municipality of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste . The Tech generally drains in a north-easterly direction, initially through the landscape of the Haut Vallespir , later through the Roussillon plain and flows into the Mediterranean after 84 kilometers in the municipality of Argelès-sur-Mer . In the lower reaches, the river is blocked by many impoundments and water drains. The estuary is located in the Mas Larrieu nature reserve .

Places on the river

Attractions

In Céret, the river flows under the medieval Devil's Bridge , which was once the largest bridge in the world with a span of 45 meters.

See also

Web links

Commons : Tech  - 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 river length is based on the information about the tech at SANDRE (French), accessed on April 17, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: Y0284060 , option: Synthèse )