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Tarn (river)

The Tarn is a river in southern France, tributary of the Garonne river. The Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments are named after this river.

Tarn (river)
MouthGaronne
ProgressionTemplate:RGaronne
Length380 km (240 mi)

Geography

The Tarn river has a length of 380.6 km (236.5 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 15,700 km2 (6,062 sq mi).[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 233 m3/s (8,200 cu ft/s) at Moissac, near the confluence with the Garonne, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department for a period of 57 years.[2]

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Moissac

Course

The source of the Tarn is on the Mont Lozère, in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the commune of Le Pont-de-Montvert, Lozère department, at an altitude of about 1,560 m (5,118 ft).[3]

The Tarn flows to the southwest, in general, and passes through the following regions, departments and communes:

The Tarn river flows through a total of 104 communes.[1]

Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Garonne near Moissac, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, at 23 m (75 ft) of altitude.[4]

Main tributaries

 
Confluence of Tarn and Garonne rivers near Boudou

The main tributaries, with a length greater than 25 km, of the Tarn are:

Left tributaries:

  • Tarnon - 38.9 kilometres (24.2 miles)[5]
  • Jonte - 38.6 kilometres (24.0 miles)[6]
  • Dourbie - 30.4 kilometres (18.9 miles)[7]
  • Cernon - 30.4 kilometres (18.9 miles)[8]
  • Dourdou de Camarès - 86.8 kilometres (53.9 miles)[9]
  • Rance - 63.5 kilometres (39.5 miles)[10]
  • Agout - 194.4 kilometres (120.8 miles)[11]

Right tributaries:

  • Muze - 29.4 kilometres (18.3 miles)[12]
  • Alrance - 26 kilometres (16 miles)[13]
  • Tescou - 48.8 kilometres (30.3 miles)[14]
  • Aveyron - 290.7 kilometres (180.6 miles)[15]
  • Lemboulas - 56.7 kilometres (35.2 miles)[16]

Gallery

Tarn (river) Media

  • A boatman with some tourists begins a ride through the Gorges du Tarn

  • Tarn gorge, seen from the point sublime

Related pages

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Le Tarn (O---0100)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  2. ↑ "Le Tarn à Moissac" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. ↑ "Source du Tarn" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ "Confluence du Tarn" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ "Le Tarnon (O30-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  6. ↑ "La Jonte (O31-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ↑ "La Dourbie (O33-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  8. ↑ "Le Cernon (O34-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  9. ↑ "Le Dourdou de Camarès (O35-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  10. ↑ "Le Rance (O37-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  11. ↑ "L'Agout (O4--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  12. ↑ "La Muze (O34-0430)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  13. ↑ "L'Alrance (O36-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  14. ↑ "Le Tescou (O49-0430)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  15. ↑ "L'Aveyron (O5--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  16. ↑ "Le Lemboulas (O59-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

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