Sorgues (river)
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| Sorgues | |
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The Sorgues at Saint-Affrique.
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| Origin | Cornus Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Mouth | Dourdou de Camarès Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 46.4 km (28.8 mi) |
| Source elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Mouth elevation | 298 m (978 ft) |
| Avg. discharge | 4.38 m3/s (155 cu ft/s) at mouth |
| Basin area | 279 km2 (108 sq mi) |
The Sorgues (French: la Sorgues, also called Sorgue) is a 46.4 km (28.8 mi) long river in the Aveyron département, southern France. Its source is a karstic spring at Cornus, on the causse du Larzac. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a right tributary of the Dourdou de Camarès into which it flows at Vabres-l'Abbaye.
Communes along its course
This list is ordered from source to mouth: Cornus, Fondamente, Marnhagues-et-Latour, Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues, Versols-et-Lapeyre, Saint-Affrique, Vabres-l'Abbaye
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 14 April 2009.
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