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Agout

Coordinates: 43°47′4″N 1°41′1″E / 43.78444°N 1.68361°E / 43.78444; 1.68361
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Agout
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMassif Central
Mouth 
 • location
Tarn
 • coordinates
43°47′4″N 1°41′1″E / 43.78444°N 1.68361°E / 43.78444; 1.68361
Length194.4 km (120.8 mi)
Basin size3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average55 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionTarnGaronneGironde estuaryAtlantic Ocean

The Agout or Agoût (French pronunciation: [aɡu]; Occitan: Agot) is a 194.4-kilometre (120.8 mi) long river in south-western France. It is a left tributary of the Tarn.[1] Its source is in the southern Massif Central, in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park. It flows generally west through the following department and towns:

The Agout flows into the Tarn at Saint-Sulpice.

Among its tributaries are the Dadou, the Gijou and the Thoré.

References

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  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Agout (O4--0250)".