Dourdou de Camarès
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| Dourdou de Camarès | |
|---|---|
 the Dourdou at Brusque. | |
| Origin |
in Murat-sur-Vèbre 43°39′19″N 02°54′30″E / 43.65528°N 2.90833°E |
| Mouth |
Tarn 43°59′47″N 02°41′05″E / 43.99639°N 2.68472°ECoordinates: 43°59′47″N 02°41′05″E / 43.99639°N 2.68472°E |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 86.9 km (54.0 mi) |
| Source elevation | 1,079 m (3,540 ft) |
| Mouth elevation | 245 m (804 ft) |
| Avg. discharge | 12.1 m3/s (430 cu ft/s) at mouth |
| Basin area | 658 km2 (254 sq mi) |
The Dourdou de Camarès is an 86.9 km (54.0 mi) long river in the Tarn, Hérault and Aveyron départements, southern France. Its source is in the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc, in the commune of Murat-sur-Vèbre, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) southeast of the village. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Tarn into which it flows at Broquiès, 1.2 km (0.75 mi) southwest of the village.
Its main tributary is the Sorgues.
Départements and communes along its course
The following list is ordered from source to mouth :
- Tarn: Murat-sur-Vèbre
- Hérault: Castanet-le-Haut
- Aveyron: Arnac-sur-Dourdou, Brusque, Fayet, Sylvanès, Camarès, Montlaur, Vabres-l'Abbaye, Saint-Affrique, Calmels-et-le-Viala, Saint-Izaire, Broquiès
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