Gijou

Gijou
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Lacaune
• coordinates	43°42′33″N 02°40′26″E
• elevation	745 m (2,444 ft)
Mouth
• location	Agout
• coordinates	43°40′41″N 02°24′18″E
• elevation	285 m (935 ft)
Length	50.0 km (31.1 mi)
Basin size	208 km2 (80 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	4.63 m3/s (164 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Agout→ Tarn→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Gijou (French: le Gijou) is a 50.0 km (31.1 mi) long river in the Tarn department in southern 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

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 27 April 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Gijou at the Sandre database