Gijou

Gijou
Country France
Basin
Main source Lacaune
745 m (2,444 ft)
43°42′33″N 02°40′26″E / 43.70917°N 2.67389°E / 43.70917; 2.67389
River mouth Agout
285 m (935 ft)
43°40′41″N 02°24′18″E / 43.67806°N 2.40500°E / 43.67806; 2.40500Coordinates: 43°40′41″N 02°24′18″E / 43.67806°N 2.40500°E / 43.67806; 2.40500
Progression AgoutTarnGaronneAtlantic Ocean
Basin size 208 km2 (80 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 50.2 km (31.2 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    4.63 m3/s (164 cu ft/s)

The Gijou (French: le Gijou) is a 50.2 km (31.2 mi) long river in the Tarn département, southwestern France. Its source is at Lacaune. It flows generally west-southwest. It is a right tributary of the Agout into which it flows at Vabre.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Lacaune, Gijounet, Viane, Lacaze, Saint-Pierre-de-Trivisy, Vabre

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