The Tarn (tarnis in Latin; hypothetical meaning: rapid or walled in) is a 381 kilometres (237 mi) long river in southern France (régions Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées), right tributary of the Garonne.
The Tarn runs in a roughly westerly direction, from its source at an altitude of 1,550 m on Mont Lozère in the Cévennes mountains (part of the Massif Central), through the deep gorges and canyons of the Gorges du Tarn (that cuts through the...
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The Tarn (tarnis in Latin; hypothetical meaning: rapid or walled in) is a 381 kilometres (237 mi) long river in southern France (régions Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées), right tributary of the Garonne.
The Tarn runs in a roughly westerly direction, from its source at an altitude of 1,550 m on Mont Lozère in the Cévennes mountains (part of the Massif Central), through the deep gorges and canyons of the Gorges du Tarn (that cuts through the Causse du Larzac), to Moissac in Tarn-et-Garonne, where it joins the Garonne 4 km (2.5 miles) downstream the centre of town.
Its basin covers approximately 12,000 km², and it has a mean flow of approximately 140 m³ per second.
The Millau Viaduct spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau, and is now one of the area's most popular attractions.
The tributaries of the Tarn include:
The Tarn separates the Narbonne and Aquitaine basins.
The Tarn passes through the following departments and towns:
The Millau Viaduct, the highest bridge in the...
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