Vernassonne
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Water code | FR : Y1340620 | |
location | France , Occitania region | |
River system | Aude | |
Drain over | Fresquel → Aude → Mediterranean | |
source | in the municipality of Arfons 43 ° 25 ′ 9 ″ N , 2 ° 11 ′ 56 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 800 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Alzonne in the Lampy coordinates: 43 ° 15 ′ 24 ″ N , 2 ° 10 ′ 47 ″ E, 43 ° 15 ′ 24 ″ N , 2 ° 10 ′ 47 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 118 m | |
Height difference | approx. 682 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 30 ‰ | |
length | 23 km |
The Vernassonne (in the upper reaches: Bergnassonne ) is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the Montagne Noire , in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park . The source is in the municipality of Arfons , in the Tarn department . From here the river generally drains in a southerly direction, after a few kilometers it reaches the border with the neighboring Aude department and after a total of 23 kilometers flows into the Lampy as a left tributary in the municipality of Alzonne , which already reaches the Fresquel a few hundred meters further .
Places on the river
Hydrology
Water in the supply channel to the department border infiltration de la Montagne Noire which the derived reservoir of Saint-Ferreol collected and used to water doping of the Canal du Midi is used.
Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Vernassonne from SANDRE (French), accessed on July 31, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.