Dadou

Dadou
The Dadou at Briatexte.
Origin	Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès 43°47′19″N 02°37′32″E / 43.78861°N 2.62556°E / 43.78861; 2.62556
Mouth	Agout 43°44′11″N 01°47′24″E / 43.73639°N 1.79°E / 43.73639; 1.79Coordinates: 43°44′11″N 01°47′24″E / 43.73639°N 1.79°E / 43.73639; 1.79
Basin countries	France
Length	115.9 km (72.0 mi)
Source elevation	860 m (2,820 ft)
Mouth elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Avg. discharge	12 m3/s (420 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	858 km2 (331 sq mi)

The Dadou (French: le Dadou) is a 115.9 km (72.0 mi) long river in the Tarn département, southern France. Its source is near Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Agout into which it flows near Ambres.

Communes along its course

The Dadou flows west, crossing the Tarn département, through the following communes, ordered from source to mouth: Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès, Le Masnau-Massuguiès, Lacaze, Paulinet, Rayssac, Mont-Roc, Teillet, Le Travet, Arifat, Saint-Antonin-de-Lacalm, Montredon-Labessonnié, Saint-Lieux-Lafenasse, Vénès, Réalmont, Saint-Genest-de-Contest, Lombers, Laboutarie, Montdragon, Saint-Julien-du-Puy, Graulhet, Briatexte, Saint-Gauzens, Puybegon, Giroussens, Ambres

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on February 25th 2009.

References

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