Têt (river)

The Têt (French: [tɛt] ^ⓘ; Catalan: Tet [ˈtɛt]) is the largest river in Pyrénées-Orientales, southwestern France. It is 115 kilometres (71 mi) long.^[1] The Têt has its source at the foot of the Puig de la Cometa de l'Espagne in the Carlit massif in the eastern Pyrenees. It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales département (Northern Catalonia) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Perpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà).^[2]

Puig de la Cometa de l'Espagne (2,763m). Below, on the right: the upper part of the Têt valley (here known as the vallée de la Grava).

Têt
Têt near Villefranche-de-Conflent
Native name	La Têt (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Pyrenees
• elevation	±2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Mouth
• location	Mediterranean Sea
• coordinates	42°42′48″N 3°2′23″E
Length	115 km (71 mi)
Basin size	1,550 km2 (600 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	7.5 m3/s (260 cu ft/s)

Tributaries include

• Riberole
• Carança
• Mantet
• Rotja
• Cady
• Castellane
• Lentillà
• Boulès
• Basse

Towns along the river

• Mont-Louis (Montlluís)
• Olette (Oleta)
• Villefranche-de-Conflent (Vilafranca de Conflent)
• Prades (Prada de Conflent)
• Perpignan (Perpinyà)
• Ille-sur-Têt (Illa)

References

1. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Têt (Y04-0400)".
2. Topographic map on Géoportail.