Têt (river)

River in France

Têt

Têt near Villefranche-de-Conflent

Native name| La Têt (French)
Location
Country| France
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Pyrenees
• elevation| ±2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Mouth|

• location

| Mediterranean Sea

• coordinates

| 42°42′48″N 3°2′23″E﻿ / ﻿42.71333°N 3.03972°E﻿ / 42.71333; 3.03972
Length| 115 km (71 mi)
Basin size| 1,550 km2 (600 sq mi)
Discharge|
• average| 7.5 m3/s (260 cu ft/s)

The Têt (French: [tɛt] ⓘ; Catalan: Tet) is the largest river in Pyrénées-Orientales, southwestern France. It is 115 kilometres (71 mi) long.[1] The Têt has its source at the foot of the Pic Carlit in the Pyrenees. It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales département (Northern Catalonia) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Perpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà).

## Tributaries include[edit]

* Riberole
* Carança
* Mantet
* Rotja
* Cady
* Castellane
* Lentillà
* Boulès
* Basse

## Towns along the river[edit]

* Mont-Louis (Montlluís)
* Olette (Oleta)
* Villefranche-de-Conflent (Vilafranca de Conflent)
* Prades (Prada de Conflent)
* Perpignan (Perpinyà)
* Ille-sur-Têt (Illa)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Têt (Y04-0400)".

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