Salat (river)

Salat
In Saint-Girons
Origin	Mont Rouch, Pyrenees
Mouth	Garonne 43°9′40″N 0°57′58″E / 43.16111°N 0.96611°E / 43.16111; 0.96611 (Garonne-Salat)Coordinates: 43°9′40″N 0°57′58″E / 43.16111°N 0.96611°E / 43.16111; 0.96611 (Garonne-Salat)
Basin countries	France
Length	75 km
Source elevation	2,500 m
Avg. discharge	43 m³/s
Basin area	1,570 km²

The Salat (Occitan: Salat) is a river in southern France, a right tributary of the Garonne. It rises in nine points above the hamlet Salau in the municipality Couflens, on the slopes of Mont Rouch, central Pyrenees. The former Gascon province of Couserans is based on its valley.

Departments and Cities

• Ariège: Saint-Girons
• Haute-Garonne: Salies-du-Salat, Boussens.

Main tributaries

• Alet River
• Garbet
• Arac
• Lez
• Baup
• Arbas River

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Salat at the Sandre database

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