Dourdou de Camarès

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 / 43.65528; 2.90833
Mouth	Tarn 43°59′47″N 02°41′05″E / 43.99639°N 2.68472°E / 43.99639; 2.68472Coordinates: 43°59′47″N 02°41′05″E / 43.99639°N 2.68472°E / 43.99639; 2.68472
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

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 28th 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Dourdou de Camarès at the Sandre database