Salat (river)

Salat
In Saint-Girons
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Mont Rouch, Pyrenees
• elevation	2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Mouth
• location	Garonne
• coordinates	43°9′40″N 0°57′58″E / 43.16111°N 0.96611°E / 43.16111; 0.96611 (Garonne-Salat)Coordinates: 43°9′40″N 0°57′58″E / 43.16111°N 0.96611°E / 43.16111; 0.96611 (Garonne-Salat)
Length	74 km (46 mi)
Basin size	1,570 km2 (610 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	43 m3/s (1,500 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Salat (French pronunciation: ​[sala]; Occitan: Salat) is a river in southern France, a right tributary of the Garonne. It is 74.1 km (46.0 mi) long.^[1] It rises in nine points above the hamlet Salau in the municipality Couflens, on the slopes of , central Pyrenees. The former Gascon province of Couserans is based on its valley.

Departments and Cities[]

• Ariège: Saint-Girons
• Haute-Garonne: Salies-du-Salat, Boussens.

Main tributaries[]

• Alet

References[]

External links[]

• http://www.geoportail.fr

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