Hérault River

Hérault River

Infobox River | river_name = Hérault


caption = Pont du diable (devil's bridge) over the Hérault River near Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert.
origin = Cévennes
mouth = Mediterranean Sea
coord|43|16|57|N|3|26|39|E|name=Mediterranean Sea-Hérault|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 148 km
elevation =
discharge = 50 m³/s
watershed = 2,900 km²The Hérault (Occitan: "Erau") is a river of southern France. Its length is convert|148|km|mi. Its source is in the Cévennes mountains. It reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Agde. The Hérault flows through the following "départements" and towns:

Towns along the river

* Gard: Valleraugue.
* Hérault (named after the river): Ganges, Pézenas (nearby), Agde.

Tributaries

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/Y2--0200.php?cg=Y2--0200 The Hérault at the Sandre database]


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