Touch (river)
Appearance
Touch | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Plateau de Lannemezan |
• coordinates | 43°17′01″N 0°48′45″E / 43.28361°N 0.81250°E |
• elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Garonne |
• coordinates | 43°37′22″N 01°24′01″E / 43.62278°N 1.40028°E |
• elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
Length | 74.5 km (46.3 mi) |
Basin size | 515 km2 (199 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 3.92 m3/s (138 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Touch (French: le Touch, Occitan: Toish) is a 74.5 km (46.3 mi) long river in southwestern France, left tributary of the Garonne.[1] Its source is in the département of Haute-Garonne, near Lilhac.
It flows through the following départements and towns:
- Haute-Garonne: Bérat, Lherm, Plaisance-du-Touch, Tournefeuille, Blagnac, Toulouse.
It flows into the river Garonne at Toulouse.
Notes
- This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on 19 January 2009.
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Touch (river).
- http://www.geoportail.fr
- History and real-time water heights of the Touch river, a Garonne river tributary