Alzou (Ouysse)

Alzou
The GR65 hiking path winds its way alongside the Alzou.
Physical characteristics
Mouth
• location	Ouysse
Length	31 km (19 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Ouysse→ Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Alzou is a short river in the Lot département, southern France, a right tributary of the Ouysse. It flows through the town Rocamadour, and joins the Ouysse, itself a left tributary of the Dordogne, downstream of Rocamadour. The valleys of both the Alzou and the Ouysse are deep limestone canyons.

Ruins of the moulin du Saut.

The river once powered the watermill moulin du Saut, whose ruins can be visited on foot.

• 
  Inside the moulin du Saut.
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  An outbuilding of the moulin du Saut.
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  View over the Alzou valley.

References

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