Tarn ( fr. and ox. Tarn ) - a river in the south of France , in Occitania , the right tributary of the Garonne . The length is 380.6 km, the basin area is 15.7 thousand km².
| Tarn | |
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| fr. Tarn | |
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| Characteristic | |
| Length | 380.6 km |
| Pool | 15,700 km² |
| Water consumption | 140 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Height | 1,500 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Garonne |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Garonne → Atlantic Ocean |
| A country |
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| Region | Occitania |
 - source  - mouth | |
Content
Hydrography
Tarn originates in the Cévennes , on Mount Lauzer in the department of Loeser , below cuts the Koss plateau, composed of limestones , forming the Gorge du Tarn gorge up to 500 m deep. It reaches the plain in the lower reaches and flows into the Garonne near Castelsarrazen in the Tarn and Garonne departments . Above the city of Albi on Tarn is Sabo Falls. The height of the source is 1500 m above sea level.
The average water flow is about 140 m³ / s. Tarn is characterized by spring flood , in summer there are rain floods .
The Tarn River is known for its catastrophic floods . During the famous floods of 1930, the water level in Tarn in the Montauban area rose by 17 m, with a water flow rate of 7000 m³ / s. As a result of the flood, thousands of houses were destroyed, about 300 people were killed.
Economic Use
In the lower reaches the river is navigable. A number of hydroelectric power plants are built on the river.
The cities of Montauban , Albi , Millau and others are located on the river. The Millau viaduct - cable - stayed bridge , the highest transport bridge in the world [2] is thrown across Tarn.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Sandre
- ↑ Les piles de tous les records // Le Viaduc de Millau, un défi humain une prouesse technologique. Editions Midi Libre Center Presse. June 2004
Links
- Tarn (river) - article from the Great Soviet Encyclopedia .
- Tarn, river // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Le Tarn sur le site du Sandre (Fr.) (link unavailable) . sandre.eaufrance.fr . Date of treatment January 17, 2019. Archived August 23, 2009.
- La fiche de synthèse sur le Tarn à Moissac, banque Hydro (Fr.) (link unavailable) . www.hydro.eaufrance.fr . Date of treatment January 17, 2019. Archived November 19, 2006.
- Le Tarn (inaccessible link) . www.ot-gorgesdutarn.com . Archived July 25, 2010.
- Les Gorges du Tarn et Les Grands Causses