Truyère facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Truyère |
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 The Truyère in Entraygues-sur-Truyère
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| Country | France |
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| Regions | Occitanie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Departments | Lozère, Cantal, Aveyron |
| Commune | Entraygues-sur-Truyère |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Bès, Selves |
| - right | Goul |
| City | Entraygues-sur-Truyère |
| Source | Massif Central |
| - location | La Villedieu, Lozère, France |
| - elevation | 1,460 m (4,790 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°43′38″N 3°33′43″E / 44.72722°N 3.56194°E |
| Mouth | Lot |
| - location | Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Aveyron, France |
| - elevation | 228 m (748 ft) |
| - coordinates | 44°38′37″N 2°33′45″E / 44.64361°N 2.56250°E |
| Length | 167.2 km (104 mi) |
| Basin | 5,507 km² (2,126 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Entraygues-sur-Truyèret |
| - average | 69.5 m³/s (2,454 cu ft/s) |
The Truyère (Occitan: Truèire) is a river in southwestern France. It is the main tributary of the Lot river.
Geography
The Truyère river has a length of 167.2 km (103.9 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 5,507 km2 (2,126 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 69.5 cubic metres per second at Entraygues-sur-Truyèret.
Course
The Truyère starts in the Margeride mountains, south-western Massif Central, north of Mende, in the "commune" of La Villedieu (Lozère department), at an altitude of about 1,460 m (4,790 ft).
The Truyère flows to the west, in general, and passes through 2 regions, 3 departments and 44 communes:
- Occitanie region
- Lozère: Le Malzieu-Ville, Chaulhac, Saint-Léger-du-Malzieu, Rimeize, Blavignac, Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux, Fontans, Saint-Gal, Serverette
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
- Cantal: Saint-Martial, Chaliers, Oradour, Fridefont, Alleuze, Faverolles, Neuvéglise
- Occitanie region
- Aveyron: Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Thérondels, Cantoin, Montézic, Brommat
Finally, it flows, as a right tributary, into the Lot river, in Entraygues-sur-Truyèret, in the Aveyron department, at 228 m (748 ft) of altitude.
The Garabit viaduct is a bridge over the Truyère near Ruynes-en-Margeride that was built by Gustave Eiffel.
There are several dams over the river to produce hydroelectricity.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Truyère river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
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Truyère river from Chaliers
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Sarrans dam
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The Garabit viaduct
Related pages
Images for kids
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Truyère river at Lac de Grandval
See also
In Spanish: Río Truyère para niños
