Dadou

Dadou
The Dadou at Briatexte
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès
• coordinates	43°47′19″N 02°37′32″E / 43.78861°N 2.62556°E / 43.78861; 2.62556
• elevation	860 m (2,820 ft)
Mouth
• location	Agout
• coordinates	43°44′11″N 01°47′24″E / 43.73639°N 1.79000°E / 43.73639; 1.79000Coordinates: 43°44′11″N 01°47′24″E / 43.73639°N 1.79000°E / 43.73639; 1.79000
• elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Length	115.8 km (72.0 mi)
Basin size	858 km2 (331 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	12 m3/s (420 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Agout→ Tarn→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Dadou (French: le Dadou) is a 115.8 km (72.0 mi) long river in the Tarn department in southern France.^[1] Its source is near Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Agout, into which it flows near Ambres.

Communes along its course[]

The Dadou flows west, crossing the Tarn department, through the following communes, ordered from source to mouth: Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès, Le Masnau-Massuguiès, Lacaze, Paulinet, Rayssac, Mont-Roc, Teillet, Le Travet, Arifat, Saint-Antonin-de-Lacalm, Montredon-Labessonnié, Saint-Lieux-Lafenasse, Vénès, Réalmont, Saint-Genest-de-Contest, Lombers, Laboutarie, Montdragon, Saint-Julien-du-Puy, Graulhet, Briatexte, Saint-Gauzens, Puybegon, Giroussens, Ambres

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