Truyère

Truyère
Truyère
	The Truyère in Entraygues-sur-Truyère
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Massif Central
- elevation	1,450 m (4,760 ft)
Mouth
- location	Lot
- coordinates	44°38′37″N 2°33′45″E / 44.64361°N 2.56250°E
Length	167 km (104 mi)
Basin size	3,300 km2 (1,300 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	60 m3/s (2,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Lot→ Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean
Tributaries
- left	Bès
- right	Goul

The Truyère (Occitan: Truèire) is a river in southwestern France. It is the main tributary of the Lot river.

Geography

The Truyère river has a length of 167.2 km (103.9 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 5,507 km² (2,126 sq mi).^[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 69.5 cubic metres per second at Entraygues-sur-Truyèret.^[2]

The Truyère starts in the Margeride mountains, south-western Massif Central, north of Mende, in the "commune" of La Villedieu (Lozère department), at an altitude of about 1,460 m (4,790 ft).^[3]

The Truyère flows to the west, in general, and passes through 2 regions, 3 departments and 44 communes:^[1]

Finally, it flows, as a right tributary, into the Lot river, in Entraygues-sur-Truyèret, in the Aveyron department, at 228 m (748 ft) of altitude.^[4]

There are several dams over the river to produce hydroelectricity.

The main tributaries of the Truyère river are:

Left tributaries:

Right tributaries:

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "La Truyère (O7--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
↑ "La Truyère à Entraygues-sur-Truyère" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
↑ "Source de La Truyère" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
↑ "Confluence de La Truyère" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 22 May 2014.