Têt (river)

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Têt
Têt near Villefranche-de-Conflent
Native nameLa Têt (French)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationPyrenees
 • elevation±2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Mediterranean Sea
 • coordinates
42°42′48″N 3°2′23″E / 42.71333°N 3.03972°E / 42.71333; 3.03972
Length115 km (71 mi)
Basin size1,550 km2 (600 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average7.5 m3/s (260 cu ft/s)

The Têt (French: [tɛt] ⓘ; Catalan: Tet [ˈtɛt]) is the largest river in Pyrénées-Orientales, southwestern France. It is 115 kilometres (71 mi) long.[1] The Têt has its source at the foot of the Puig de la Cometa de l'Espagne in the Carlit massif in the eastern Pyrenees. It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales département (Northern Catalonia) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Perpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà).[2]

Puig de la Cometa de l'Espagne (2,763m). Below, on the right: the upper part of the Têt valley (here known as the vallée de la Grava).

Tributaries include

Towns along the river

The Têt valley near Olette. The village of Canaveilles is beyond, on the right. Below, left, a "yellow train" is running on the line which descends the valley.

References

  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Têt (Y04-0400)".
  2. ^ Topographic map on Géoportail.
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