Dadou facts for kids
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| River | |
 The Dadou river in Briatexte
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Occitanie |
| Departments | Tarn |
| Communes | Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès, Montdragon, Graulhet, Briatexte, Ambres |
| Tributaries | |
| - right | Oulas, Assou |
| Source | Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès |
| - location | Monts de Lacaune, Massif Central, France |
| - elevation | 870 m (2,854 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°47′19″N 2°37′32″E / 43.78861°N 2.62556°E |
| Confluence | Agout |
| - location | Ambres, Tarn, France |
| - elevation | 115 m (377 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°44′11″N 1°47′21″E / 43.73639°N 1.78917°E |
| Length | 115.8 km (72 mi) |
| Basin | 857 km² (331 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for the confluence with the Agout |
| - average | 12 m³/s (424 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.
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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).
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.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Montdragon (49 years)
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).
The Agout flows, in general, to the west through the Tarn department and 26 communes. 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.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Dadou are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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