Tarn (river) facts for kids
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 The Tarn river at Albi
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Occitanie |
| Departments | Lozère, Aveyron, Tarn, Haute-Garonne, Tarn-et-Garonne |
| Communes | Le Pont-de-Montvert, Millau, Albi, Gaillac, Villemur-sur-Tarn, Montauban, Moissac |
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| - left | Tarnon, Jonte, Dourbie, Cernon, Dourdou de Camarès, Rance, Agout |
| - right | Muze, Alrance, Tescou, Aveyron, Lemboulas |
| Cities | Millau, Albi, Montauban, Saint-Juéry, Gaillac, Moissac |
| Source | Cévennes |
| - location | Mont Lozère, Massif Central, France |
| - elevation | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°24′54″N 3°48′51″E / 44.41500°N 3.81417°E |
| Mouth | Garonne |
| - location | Moissac, Tarn-et-Garonne, France |
| - elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°05′11″N 3°48′51″E / 44.08639°N 3.81417°E |
| Length | 381 km (237 mi) |
| Basin | 15,700 km² (6,062 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Moissac |
| - average | 233 m³/s (8,228 cu ft/s) |
The Tarn is a river in southern France, tributary of the Garonne river. The Tarn and Tarn-et-Garonne departments are named after this river.
Geography
The Tarn river has a length of 380.6 km (236.5 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 15,700 km2 (6,062 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 233 m3/s (8,200 cu ft/s) at Moissac, near the confluence with the Garonne, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department for a period of 57 years.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Moissac
Course
The source of the Tarn is on the Mont Lozère, in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the commune of Le Pont-de-Montvert, Lozère department, at an altitude of about 1,560 m (5,118 ft).
The Tarn flows to the southwest, in general, and passes through the following regions, departments and communes:
- Occitanie region
- Lozère: Le Pont-de-Montvert, Sainte-Enimie
- Aveyron: Millau, Saint-Rome-de-Tarn
- Tarn: Albi, Gaillac, Lisle-sur-Tarn, Rabastens, Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe
- Haute-Garonne: Bessières, Buzet-sur-Tarn, Villemur-sur-Tarn
- Tarn-et-Garonne: Montauban, Lafrançaise, Moissac
The Tarn river flows through a total of 104 communes.
Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Garonne near Moissac, in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, at 23 m (75 ft) of altitude.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries, with a length greater than 25 km, of the Tarn are:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
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The Tarn near Cocurès, Lozère
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The Gorges of the Tarn river
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The Tarn at Albi
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The Tarn at Ambialet
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Pont Vieux, Montauban
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Related pages
Images for kids
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A boatman with some tourists begins a ride through the Gorges du Tarn
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Tarn gorge, seen from the point sublime
See also
In Spanish: Río Tarn para niños
