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| Célé | |
| River | |
 The Célé in Figeac
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| Country | France |
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| Regions | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie |
| Departments | Cantal, Lot |
| Communes | See list |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Ressègue, Rance, Veyre, Bervezou, Drauzou, Sagne |
| City | Figeac |
| Source | Massif Central |
| - location | Calvinet, Cantal, France |
| - elevation | 713 m (2,339 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°28′28″N 1°38′54″E / 44.47444°N 1.64833°E |
| Mouth | Lot river |
| - location | Bouziès, Lot, France |
| - elevation | 125 m (410 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°28′28″N 1°38′54″E / 44.47444°N 1.64833°E |
| Length | 104.4 km (65 mi) |
| Basin | 1,289 km² (498 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Orniac |
| - average | 18.9 m³/s (667 cu ft/s) |
| Wikimedia Commons: Célé | |
The Célé is a river in southern France. It is a right tributary of the Lot river; it is the second largest tributary of the Lot, after the Truyère.
Several communes have the name of the river in their names:Bagnac-sur-Célé, Marcilhac-sur-Célé, Sauliac-sur-Célé.
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Geography
The Célé river has a length of 104.4 km (64.9 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 1,289 km2 (498 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 17.90 cubic metres per second at Orniac.
Course
The Célé starts in the Massif Central, in the "commune" of Calvinet (Cantal department), at an altitude of about 713 m (2,339 ft).
The Célé flows to the west, in general, and passes through 2 regions, 2 departments and 26 communes:
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
- Cantal: Calvinet, Saint-Constant, Maurs, Le Trioulou, Mourjou, Fournoulès, Cassaniouze
- Occitanie region
Finally, it flows, as a right tributary, into the Lot river, in Bouziès, in the Lot department, at 125 m (410 ft) of altitude.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Célé river are (only right tributaries because the left tributaries are small Streams):
Right tributaries:
- Ressègue - 22.4 km
- Rance - 35.9 km
- Veyre - 32.9 km
- Bervezou - 24 km
- Drauzou - 22.6 km
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