Lot | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Cévennes |
- coordinates | 44°30′54″N 3°47′05″E / 44.51493°N 3.78462°E |
- elevation | 1,499 m (4,918 ft) |
Mouth | |
- location | Garonne |
- coordinates | 44°19′0″N 0°20′6″E / 44.31667°N 0.33500°E |
Length | 485 km (301 mi) |
Basin size | 11,254 km2 (4,345 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 155 m3/s (5,500 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Lot (Occitan: Olt) is a river in southern France, tributary of the Garonne river. The Lot department is named after this river.
The Lot river has a length of 290.7 kilometres (180.6 miles) and a drainage basin with an area of 11,400 square kilometres (4,402 square miles).[1]
Its average yearly discharge is 155 cubic metres per second (5,500 cubic feet per second) at Villeneuve-sur-Lot.[2]
The source of the Lot is on the Mont Lozère, in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the commune of Le Bleymard, in the Lozère department, at an altitude of about 1,272 metres (4,173 feet).[3]
The Lot flows, with many meanders, to the west, in general, and passes through the following regions, departments and communes:
The Lot river flows through 131 communes.[1]
Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Garonne near Aiguillon, in the Lot-et-Garonne department, at 23 metres (75 feet) of altitude.[4]