Viaur
The Viaur is a river in southern France, left tributary of the Aveyron river. It flows through the Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments.
| Viaur | |
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 The Viaur at Laguépie | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Massif Central |
| - elevation | 1,070 m (3,510 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Aveyron |
| - coordinates | 44°8′39″N 1°58′1″E / 44.14417°N 1.96694°E |
| Length | 168 km (104 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,530 km2 (590 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 6 m3/s (210 cu ft/s) |
The Viaur is a river in southern France, left tributary of the Aveyron river. It flows through the Aveyron, Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments.
Geography
The Viaur river has a length of 168.2 km (104.5 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 1,559 km2 (602 sq mi).[1]
Its discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) has been observed from 1937 to 2017 in Laguépie, a commune of the Tarn-et-Garonne department near the confluence with the Aveyron river. Its average yearly discharge at Laguépie is 14.70 m3/s (519 cu ft/s).[2]
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Laguépie[2]
Course
The Viaur river starts on the sides of the Puech del Pal in the commune Vézins-de-Lévézou, in the Aveyron department, at an altitude of 1,070 m (3,510 ft).[3]
The Viaur passes through the departments and towns of:
- Aveyron : Bor-et-Bar, Pont-de-Salars, Ségur
- Tarn : Pampelonne, Mirandol-Bourgnounac
- Tarn-et-Garonne : Laguépie
The Viaur river flows through 30 communes and two of them have the name of the river: Sainte-Juliette-sur-Viaur and Saint-Just-sur-Viaur, both in the Aveyron department.[1]
Finally, it flows into the Aveyron river in the commune of Laguépie, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, at 155 m (509 ft) of altitude.[4]
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Viaur are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
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The Viaur in Pont de Cirou. -
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The Viaur in Roc del Gorp. -
The Viaur in Laguépie.
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Le Viaur (O5--0290)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 13 June 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Le Viaur à Laguépie" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ "Source du Viaur" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- ↑ "Confluence du Viaur" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
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