Agly facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Agly |
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| River | |
 Agly river with the Canigou mountain on the back
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| Country |  France |
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| Region | Occitanie |
| Departments | Aude, Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Maury, Verdouble, Roboul |
| - right | Boulzane, Désix |
| Landmark | Gorges de Galamus |
| Source | to the northwest of Pech de Bugarach |
| - location | Bugarach, Aude, France |
| - elevation | 940 m (3,084 ft) |
| - coordinates | 42°52′30″N 2°23′05″E / 42.8751°N 2.3846°E |
| Mouth | Mediterranean Sea |
| - location | between Le Barcarès and Torreilles, Pyrénées-Orientales, France |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 42°46′44″N 3°02′20″E / 42.779°N 3.0388°E |
| Length | 81.7 km (51 mi) |
| Basin | 1,055 km² (407 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Le Barcarès |
| - average | 6.5 m³/s (230 cu ft/s) |
The Agly River (Catalan: Aglí, Occitan: Aglin) is a river in southern France. It flows mostly to the southeast through the Plain of Roussillon, in the region of Occitanie. It ends in the Mediterranean Sea.
On its way to the Mediterranean Sea, it flows through the departments of Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales.
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Geography
The Agly river is 81.7 km (50.8 mi) long. Its source is on the Pass of Linas, to the northeast of the Pech de Bugarach, the highest of the Corbières mountains, departments of Aude, at an elevation of 940 m (3,084 ft).
It then goes into the Pyrénées-Orientales by the gorges of Galamus and flows into the Mediterranean Sea south of Barcarès.
There is a dam on the Agly river, on Caramany, Pyrénées-Orientales; it was built to prevent floods and to store water.
Hydrology
The Agly is a very irregular small river. Its flow was observed over a period of 42 years (1967-2008) in Estagel about twenty kilometers from its mouth and after receiving the waters of its tributary Verdouble.
The discharge of the river at this location is 6.31 m3 per second.
The Agly shows typical seasonal fluctuations like other small rivers in southern France. The highest levels of the river are in winter and spring, from December to May inclusive, with the highest level in February. They are followed by a rapid fall in the flow during the low water period that goes from late June to early October.
Tributaries
The Angly has 19 tributaries; the main ones are:
- Right tributaries:
- Boulzane, 34 km.
- Désix, 32.4 km.
- Left tributaries
- Maury, 18.6 km.
- Verdouble, 46.8 km.
- Robou, 17.8 km.
Departments and towns along the river
- Aude : Camps-sur-l'Agly
- Pyrénées-Orientales : Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Ansignan, Caramany, Latour-de-France, Estagel, Cases-de-Pène, Espira-de-l'Agly, Rivesaltes, Claira, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, Torreilles
Landmarks
- Dam (and lake) at Caramany
- Gorges de Galamus, a narrow canyon made by the Agly river
- Roman aqueduct at Ansignan
Gallery
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The dam on the Agly river, at Caramany
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The lake at Caramany during a dry season
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The Gorges of Galamus
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The aqueduct of Ansignan
See also
In Spanish: Río Agly para niños
