Tarn (river)

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.

Tarn
The Tarn in Saint-Chély-du-Tarn, Gorges du Tarn Causses
Path of the Tarn
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source	Mont Lozère
- location	Cévennes, France
- coordinates	44.41472°N 3.81500°E / 44.41472; 3.81500
- elevation	1,550 m (5,090 ft)
Mouth	Garonne
- location	Moissac, France
- coordinates	44.086111°N 1.0425°E / 44.086111; 1.0425
Length	380 km (240 mi)
Basin size	15,700 km2 (6,100 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	140 m3/s (4,900 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean

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).^[1]

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.^[2]

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).^[3]

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.^[1]

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.^[4]

Main tributaries

Confluence of Tarn and Garonne rivers near Boudou

The main tributaries, with a length greater than 25 km, of the Tarn are:

Left tributaries: Tarnon - 38.9 kilometres (24.2 miles)[5] Jonte - 38.6 kilometres (24.0 miles)[6] Dourbie - 30.4 kilometres (18.9 miles)[7] Cernon - 30.4 kilometres (18.9 miles)[8] Dourdou de Camarès - 86.8 kilometres (53.9 miles)[9] Rance - 63.5 kilometres (39.5 miles)[10] Agout - 194.4 kilometres (120.8 miles)[11]

Right tributaries: Muze - 29.4 kilometres (18.3 miles)[12] Alrance - 26 kilometres (16 miles)[13] Tescou - 48.8 kilometres (30.3 miles)[14] Aveyron - 290.7 kilometres (180.6 miles)[15] Lemboulas - 56.7 kilometres (35.2 miles)[16]

Gallery

• 
  The Tarn near Cocurès, Lozère
• 
  The Gorges of the Tarn river
• 
  The Tarn at Albi
• 
  The Tarn at Ambialet
• 
  Pont Vieux, Montauban

Related pages

• List of rivers of France

References

1. "Le Tarn (O---0100)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2014.
2. "Le Tarn à Moissac" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
3. "Source du Tarn" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
4. "Confluence du Tarn" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
5. "Le Tarnon (O30-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
6. "La Jonte (O31-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
7. "La Dourbie (O33-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
8. "Le Cernon (O34-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
9. "Le Dourdou de Camarès (O35-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
10. "Le Rance (O37-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
11. "L'Agout (O4--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
12. "La Muze (O34-0430)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
13. "L'Alrance (O36-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
14. "Le Tescou (O49-0430)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
15. "L'Aveyron (O5--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
16. "Le Lemboulas (O59-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 May 2014.

Other websites

• (in French) Banque Hydro - Banque Hydro - Station O5901010 - Le Tarn à Moissac (Synthèse) Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
• (in German) Die Cevennen: Der Fluss Tarn und die Gorges du Tarn
• Office of Tourisme Gorges du Tarn - Grand Causses - Lozère Archived 2011-04-11 at the Wayback Machine
• River Tarn (and the Tarn ‘Ring’) Archived 2014-10-29 at the Wayback Machine