Dourdou de Camarès

The Dourdou de Camarès (French pronunciation: [duʁdu 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.

Dourdou de Camarès
The Dourdou at Brusque
Dourdou de Camarès is located in France
Dourdou de Camarès
Dourdou de Camarès is located in Occitanie
Dourdou de Camarès
Location
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationin Murat-sur-Vèbre
  coordinates43°39′19″N 02°54′30″E
  elevation1,079 m (3,540 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Tarn
  coordinates
43°59′47″N 02°41′05″E
  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
ProgressionTarnGaronneGironde estuaryAtlantic Ocean

Its main tributary is the Sorgues.

Departments and communes along its course

The following list is ordered from source to mouth :

References


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