Lot River

Lot River

Infobox River | river_name = Lot


caption = The Lot in Cahors.
origin = Cévennes
mouth = Garonne
coord|44|19|0|N|0|20|6|E|name=Garonne-Lot|display=inline,title
basin_countries = France
length = 485 km
elevation = 1,499 m
discharge = 180 m³/s
watershed = 11,254 km²
The Lot, originally the Olt (Occitan: "Òlt"), is a river in France, right tributary of the Garonne. It rises in the Cévennes, flowing west through Quercy, where it flows into the Garonne near Aiguillon, a total distance of convert|485|km|mi. It gives its name to the Lot "département".

Main tributaries

* Truyère
* Bramont
* Célé
* Lémance
* Lède

Départements and towns

The Lot flows through the following "départements" and towns:

* Lozère: Mende
* Aveyron: Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Capdenac-Gare
* Cantal
* Lot: Cahors
* Lot-et-Garonne: Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Aiguillon

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/O---0150.php?cg=O---0150 The Lot at the Sandre database]

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