Volp

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Volp
The river in the estuary with the Pont de Diable

The river in the estuary with the Pont de Diable

Data
Water code FR :  O06-0400
location France , Occitania region
River system Garonne
Drain over Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the parish of Lescure,
43 ° 1 ′ 38 ″  N , 1 ° 15 ′ 44 ″  E
Source height approx.  550  m
muzzle in the municipality of Gensac-sur-Garonne in the Garonne Coordinates: 43 ° 12 ′ 20 ″  N , 1 ° 6 ′ 37 ″  E 43 ° 12 ′ 20 ″  N , 1 ° 6 ′ 37 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  230  m
Height difference approx. 320 m
Bottom slope approx. 8 ‰
length 40 km

The Volp is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Lescure , initially drains in a westerly direction, then turns to north and northwest and, after a total of 40 kilometers, flows into the reservoir area of the Retenue de Labrioulette , in the municipality of Gensac-sur-Garonne , as a right tributary in the Garonne . In the municipality of Montesquieu-Aventès, the Volp seeps away underground and only comes to the surface after around 800 meters as a karst spring . On its way, the river crosses the Ariège and Haute-Garonne departments .

Places on the river

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 about the Volp from SANDRE (French), accessed on May 30, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.