Tourmente (Dordogne)

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Tourmente
The river at Saint-Denis-lès-Martel

The river at Saint-Denis-lès-Martel

Data
Water code FR :  P21-0430
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitania regions
River system Dordogne
Drain over Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Turenne
45 ° 5 ′ 28 ″  N , 1 ° 35 ′ 28 ″  E
Source height approx.  340  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Martel and Floirac in the Dordogne Coordinates: 44 ° 54 ′ 54 ″  N , 1 ° 38 ′ 16 ″  E, 44 ° 54 ′ 54 ″  N , 1 ° 38 ′ 16 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  109  m
Height difference approx. 231 m
Bottom slope approx. 8.6 ‰
length 27 km

The Tourmente is a river in France that runs through the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitania regions. It rises in the hamlet of Lagardelle , in the northern municipality of Turenne , generally drains in a south-easterly direction and flows into the Dordogne as a right tributary after 27 kilometers at the municipal boundary of Martel and Floirac . In its lowest section, the Tourmente divides into two branches that flow out about a kilometer apart. The river valley is largely used by the Brive-la-Gaillarde railway line to Figeac . On its way, the Tourmente crosses the Corrèze and Lot departments .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Remarks

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  2. ↑ mouth geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Tourmente from SANDRE (French), accessed on April 27, 2012, rounded to the nearest kilometer.