Agout | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Massif Central |
Mouth | |
• location | Tarn |
• coordinates | 43°47′4″N 1°41′1″E / 43.78444°N 1.68361°E |
Length | 194.4 km (120.8 mi) |
Basin size | 3,500 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 55 m3/s (1,900 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tarn→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Agout or Agoût (French pronunciation: [aɡu]; Occitan: Agot) is a 194.4-kilometre (120.8 mi) long river in south-western France. It is a left tributary of the Tarn.[1] Its source is in the southern Massif Central, in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park. It flows generally west through the following department and towns:
The Agout flows into the Tarn at Saint-Sulpice.
Among its tributaries are the Dadou, the Gijou and the Thoré.