Tarn (river)

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Coordinates: 44°05′11″N 3°48′51″E / 44.08639°N 3.81417°E / 44.08639; 3.81417
Tarn
River
The Tarn river at Albi
The Tarn river at Albi
Country France
Region Occitanie
Departments Lozère, Aveyron, Tarn, Haute-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne
Communes Le Pont-de-Montvert, Millau, Albi, Gaillac, Villemur-sur-Tarn, Montauban, Moissac
Tributaries
 - left Tarnon, Jonte, Dourbie, Cernon, Dourdou de Camarès, Rance, Agout
 - right Muze, Alrance, Tescou, Aveyron, Lemboulas
Cities Millau, Albi, Montauban, Saint-Juéry, Gaillac, Moissac
Source Cévennes
 - location Mont Lozère, Massif Central, France
 - elevation 1,560 m (5,118 ft)
 - coordinates 44°24′54″N 3°48′51″E / 44.41500°N 3.81417°E / 44.41500; 3.81417
Mouth Garonne
 - location Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
 - elevation 65 m (213 ft)
 - coordinates 44°05′11″N 3°48′51″E / 44.08639°N 3.81417°E / 44.08639; 3.81417
Length 381 km (237 mi)
Basin 15,700 km² (6,062 sq mi)
Discharge for Moissac
 - average 233 m³/s (8,228 cu ft/s)
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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.

Geography[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

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[change | change source]

Confluence of Tarn and Garonne rivers near Boudou

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

Gallery[change | change source]

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References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Le Tarn (O---0100)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "Le Tarn à Moissac" (in French). Banque Hydro. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Source du Tarn" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Confluence du Tarn" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  5. ↑ "Le Tarnon (O30-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "La Jonte (O31-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  7. ↑ "La Dourbie (O33-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  8. ↑ "Le Cernon (O34-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  9. ↑ "Le Dourdou de Camarès (O35-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "Le Rance (O37-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "L'Agout (O4--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "La Muze (O34-0430)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  13. ↑ "L'Alrance (O36-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  14. ↑ "Le Tescou (O49-0430)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  15. ↑ "L'Aveyron (O5--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  16. ↑ "Le Lemboulas (O59-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

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