Têt (river)
The Têt (Catalan: Tet) is the largest river in Roussillon, southeastern France. The valley formed by the river, the Valley of the Têt (French: Vallée de la Têt), was named as Region of Art and History (French: Pays d'Art et d'Histoire) by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.[1]
| Têt | |
| La Têt | |
| River | |
 Têt near Villefranche-de-Conflent
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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Region | Occitanie |
| Department | Pyrénées-Orientales |
| Commune | Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Castellane, Caillan |
| - right | Riberola, Carança, Mantet, Rotja, Cady, Lentillà, Lliscou, Boulès, Basse |
| City | Perpignan |
| Source | at the foot of Pic Carlit |
| - location | Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes, Pyrénées-Orientales, France |
| - elevation | 2,405 m (7,890 ft) |
| - coordinates | 42°36′58″N 1°57′23″E / 42.6162°N 1.9564°E |
| Mouth | Mediterranean Sea |
| - location | Canet-en-Roussillon, Pyrénées-Orientales, France |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| - coordinates | 42°43′02″N 3°02′27″E / 42.7173°N 3.0408°E |
| Length | 115.8 km (72 mi) |
| Basin | 1,369 km² (529 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Perpignan |
| - average | 9.5 m³/s (335 cu ft/s) |
| Wikimedia Commons: Têt | |
GeographyEdit
The Têt river is 115.8 km (72.0 mi).[2] Its source is on the northeastern side of Pic Carlit at an elevation of 2,405 m (7,890 ft), in the municipality of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes.
It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales département (Northern Catalonia) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Perpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà).
TributariesEdit
The Têt has 43 tributaries;[2] some of them are:
- Right tributaries:
- Riberola (or Torrent de la Valleta), 10.3 km.
- Carança, 15.3 km.
- Mantet (or Rivière du Ressac, Ruisseau d'El Callau), 18.5 km.
- Rotja, 23.3 km.
- Cady, 19.2 km, flowing from the Le Canigou mountain.
- Lentillà, 24 km.
- Lliscou, 11.8 km.
- Boulès (or Bolès), 34.5 km.
- Basse, 11.6 km.
- Left tributaries
- Castellane, 27 km.
- Caillan, 20.9 km.
Towns along the riverEdit
Some towns and cities found along the river, with the Catalan name in parentheses, are:
- Mont-Louis (Mont-Lluis)
- Olette (Oleta)
- Villefranche-de-Conflent (Vilafranca de Conflent)
- Prades (Prada de Conflent)
- Perpignan (Perpinyà)
GalleryEdit
The Têt river near Villefranche-de-Conflent
Frozen Têt near Bolquère
The Têt river in Perpignan
The Têt river in Perpignan
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Villes et Pays d'art et d'histoire" (in French). Direction Génerale des Patrimonies. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Fiche cours d'eau - La Têt (Y04-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
Other websitesEdit
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Têt River. |
- (in French) Station: 70474030, Option: Synthèse
- (in French) La Tet Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine