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Dadou

Dadou
The Dadou at Briatexte
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationSaint-Salvi-de-Carcavès
 - coordinates43°47′19″N 02°37′32″E / 43.78861°N 2.62556°E / 43.78861; 2.62556
 - elevation860 m (2,820 ft)
Mouth 
 - locationAgout
 - coordinates43°44′11″N 01°47′24″E / 43.73639°N 1.79000°E / 43.73639; 1.79000
 - elevation110 m (360 ft)
Length115.8 km (72.0 mi)
Basin size858 km2 (331 sq mi)
Discharge 
 - average12 m3/s (420 cu ft/s)

The Dadou is a river in southwestern France, right tributary of the Agout river. It flows through the Tarn department, in the Occitanie region.

Geography

The Dadou river has a length of 115.8 km (72.0 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 857 km2 (331 sq mi).[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 7.81 m3/s (276 cu ft/s) at Montdragon in the Tarn department.[2]


Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Montdragon (49 years)[2]


Course

The source of the Dadou is on the Monts de Lacaune, in the southern Massif Central, in the commune of Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès, Tarn department, at an altitude of about 870 m (2,854 ft).[3]

The Agout flows, in general, to the west through the Tarn department and 26 communes.[1] Some of the communes are Montdragon, Graulhet, Briatexte, Lacaze, Rayssac, Saint-Julien-du-Puy, Vénès, Saint-Genest-de-Contest, Le Masnau-Massuguiès, Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès, Laboutarie, Lombers, Réalmont, Saint-Lieux-Lafenasse, Saint-Antonin-de-Lacalm, Le Travet, Teillet, Arifat, Mont-Roc, Paulinet, Giroussens, Saint-Jean-de-Rives, Ambres, Saint-Gauzens, Puybegon, Montredon-Labessonnié.

Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Agout river at Ambres, near Saint-Jean-de-Rives, in the Tarn department, at 115 m (377 ft) of altitude.[4]

Main tributaries

The main tributaries of the Dadou are:


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Le Dadou (O47-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Le Dadou à Montdragon" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Source du Dadou" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Confluence du Dadou" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 2 February 2017.

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