Tech (river)
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The Tech (Catalan: Tec) is a river in southeastern France, close to the French-Spanish border. It runs through a valley in the department of the Pyrénées-Orientales, in the former Roussillon. Its drainage basin is the southernmost river basin of Metropolitan France.[1]
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Pyrenees |
- elevation | ±2,500 m (8,200 ft) |
Mouth | |
- location | Mediterranean Sea |
- coordinates | 42°35′24″N 3°2′43″E |
Length | 84.5 km (52.5 mi) |
Basin size | 750 km2 (290 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 9.6 m3/s (340 cu ft/s) |
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The river gives its name to two communes in the department: Le Tech and Arles-sur-Tech.