Têt (river)
The Têt (Catalan: Tet) is the largest river in Roussillon, southeastern France. The valley formed by the river, the Valley of the Têt (French: Vallée de la Têt), was named as Region of Art and History (French: Pays d'Art et d'Histoire) by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.[1]
| Têt (river) | |
|---|---|
| Length | 115 km (71 mi) |
Geography
The Têt river is 115.8 kilometres (72.0 miles).[2] Its source is on the northeastern side of Pic Carlit at an elevation of 2,405 metres (7,890 feet), in the municipality of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes.
It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales département (Northern Catalonia) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Perpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà).
Tributaries
The Têt has 43 tributaries;[2] some of them are:
- Right tributaries:
- Riberola (or Torrent de la Valleta), 10.3 kilometres (6.4 miles)
- Carança, 15.3 kilometres (9.5 miles)
- Mantet (or Rivière du Ressac, Ruisseau d'El Callau), 18.5 kilometres (11.5 miles)
- Rotja, 23.3 kilometres (14.5 miles)
- Cady, 19.2 km, flowing from the Le Canigou mountain.
- Lentillà, 24 kilometres (15 miles)
- Lliscou, 11.8 kilometres (7.3 miles)
- Boulès (or Bolès), 34.5 kilometres (21.4 miles)
- Basse, 11.6 kilometres (7.2 miles)
- Left tributaries
- Castellane, 27 kilometres (17 miles)
- Caillan, 20.9 kilometres (13.0 miles)
Towns along the river
Some towns and cities found along the river, with the Catalan name in parentheses, are:
- Mont-Louis (Mont-Lluis)
- Olette (Oleta)
- Villefranche-de-Conflent (Vilafranca de Conflent)
- Prades (Prada de Conflent)
- Perpignan (Perpinyà)
Gallery
The Têt river near Villefranche-de-Conflent
Frozen Têt near Bolquère
The Têt river in Perpignan
The Têt river in Perpignan
Têt (river) Media
Puig de la Cometa de l'Espagne (2,763m). Below, on the right: the upper part of the Têt valley (here known as the vallée de la Grava).
The Têt valley near Olette. The village of Canaveilles is beyond, on the right. Below, left, a "yellow train" is running on the line which descends the valley.
References
- ↑ Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire (in French)Direction Génerale des Patrimonies. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Fiche cours d'eau - La Têt (Y04-0400) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
Other websites
- Station: 70474030, Option: Synthèse Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- La Tet Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine (in French)