Dourbie facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Dourbie
River
Pont de la Prade over the Dourbie at Nant
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Departments	Gard, Aveyron
Commune	Dourbies, Saint-Jean-du-Bruel, Nant, Millau
Tributaries
- right	Trèvezel
City	Millau
Source	Mont Aigoual
- location	Arphy, Massif Central, France
- elevation	1,290 m (4,232 ft)
- coordinates	44°03′40″N 3°34′31″E / 44.06111°N 3.57528°E / 44.06111; 3.57528
Mouth	Tarn
- location	Millau, Occitanie, France
- elevation	350 m (1,148 ft)
- coordinates	44°06′05″N 3°05′14″W / 44.10139°N 3.08722°W / 44.10139; -3.08722
Length	71.9 km (45 mi)
Basin	568 km² (219 sq mi)
Discharge	for Millau
- average	13.7 m³/s (484 cu ft/s)

The Dourbie is a river in southern France that flows through the Gard and Aveyron deparments. It is a left tributary of the Tarn river.

Geography

Dourbie river at Saint-Jean-du-Bruel

The Dourbie river has a length of 71.9 km (44.7 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 568 km² (219 sq mi).

Course

The source of the Dourbie is in the Cévennes National Park, on the southern side of Mont Aigoual in the commune of Arphy, in the Gard department, at an altitude of 1,290 m (4,232 ft).

It flows generally to the west and, in its lower parts, flows through the Regional Natural Park of Grands Causses.

The Dourbie passes through the departments and communes of:

• Gard : Arphy, Dourbies, Bréau-et-Salagosse, Trèves, Revens
• Aveyron : Saint-André-de-Vézines, Nant, Saint-Jean-du-Bruel, Millau, La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite

Finally, it flows, as a left tributary, into the Tarn river in the city of Millau, at about 350 m (1,148 ft) of altitude.

Main tributaries

• Left tributary
  • Ruisseau de Garène - 17.4 km;
• Right tributary
  • Trèvezel - 29.6 km;

Related pages

• List of rivers of France