Lot (river)
The Lot (Occitan: Olt) is a river in southern France, tributary of the Garonne river. The Lot department is named after this river.
| Lot | |
|---|---|
 Pont Valentré in Cahors | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Cévennes |
| - coordinates | 44°30′54″N 3°47′05″E / 44.51493°N 3.78462°E |
| - elevation | 1,499 m (4,918 ft) |
| Mouth | |
| - location | Garonne |
| - coordinates | 44°19′0″N 0°20′6″E / 44.31667°N 0.33500°E |
| Length | 485 km (301 mi) |
| Basin size | 11,254 km2 (4,345 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 155 m3/s (5,500 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean |
Geography
The Lot river has a length of 290.7 kilometres (180.6 miles) and a drainage basin with an area of 11,400 square kilometres (4,402 square miles).[1]
Its average yearly discharge is 155 cubic metres per second (5,500 cubic feet per second) at Villeneuve-sur-Lot.[2]
Course
The source of the Lot is on the Mont Lozère, in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the commune of Le Bleymard, in the Lozère department, at an altitude of about 1,272 metres (4,173 feet).[3]
The Lot flows, with many meanders, to the west, in general, and passes through the following regions, departments and communes:
- Occitanie region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
- Cantal: Vieillevie, Saint-Projet-de-Salers, the river is the border between Aveyron and Cantal for several kilometres to the north of Conques
- Occitanie region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
- Lot-et-Garonne: Fumel, Saint-Vite, Penne-d'Agenais, Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, Le Temple-sur-Lot, Castelmoron-sur-Lot, Granges-sur-Lot, Lafitte-sur-Lot, Clairac, Bourran, Aiguillon
The Lot river flows through 131 communes.[1]
Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Garonne near Aiguillon, in the Lot-et-Garonne department, at 23 metres (75 feet) of altitude.[4]
Main tributaries
- Left tributaries
- Right tributaries
- Colagne - 58.4 kilometres (36.3 miles)[10]
- Boralde de Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac - 25.1 kilometres (15.6 miles)[11]
- Boralde Flaujaguèse - 29.3 kilometres (18.2 miles)[12]
- Truyère - 167.2 kilometres (103.9 miles)[13]
- Célé - 104.4 kilometres (64.9 miles)[14]
- Thèze - 26.6 kilometres (16.5 miles)[15]
- Lémance - 34.5 kilometres (21.4 miles)[16]
- Lède - 54.1 kilometres (33.6 miles)[17]
Gallery
The Lot at Tournel, Lozère
The Lot at Luzech
The Lot at Cahors
The Lot at Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Related pages
References
Other websites
- Banque Hydro - Station O8481520 - Le Lot à Villeneuve-sur-Lot Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
