Dourdou de Camarès

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Dourdou de Camarès
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The Dourdou at Brusque
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Location
Country France
Region Occitanie
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationin Murat-sur-Vèbre
  coordinates 43°39′19″N02°54′30″E / 43.65528°N 2.90833°E / 43.65528; 2.90833
  elevation1,079 m (3,540 ft)
Mouth  
  location
Tarn
  coordinates
43°59′47″N02°41′05″E / 43.99639°N 2.68472°E / 43.99639; 2.68472 Coordinates: 43°59′47″N02°41′05″E / 43.99639°N 2.68472°E / 43.99639; 2.68472
  elevation
245 m (804 ft)
Length86.8 km (53.9 mi)
Basin size658 km2 (254 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average12.1 m3/s (430 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression TarnGaronneGironde estuaryAtlantic Ocean

The Dourdou de Camarès (French pronunciation:  [duʁdu də kamaʁɛs] , literally Dourdou of Camarès ; Occitan : Dordon de Camarés) is an 86.8 km (53.9 mi) long river in the Tarn, Hérault and Aveyron departments in southern France. [1] Its source is in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc, in the commune of Murat-sur-Vèbre, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) southeast of the village. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Tarn into which it flows at Broquiès, 1.2 km (0.75 mi) southwest of the village.

Its main tributary is the Sorgues.

Departments and communes along its course

The following list is ordered from source to mouth :

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References

  1. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Dourdou de Camarès (O35-0400)".