Sorgues (river)

The Sorgues (French: la Sorgues, also called Sorgue, French pronunciation: [sɔʁg]) is a 46.4-kilometre-long (28.8 mi) river in the Aveyron department in southern France.[1] Its source is a karstic spring at Cornus, on the Causse du Larzac. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a right tributary of the Dourdou de Camarès, into which it flows at Vabres-l'Abbaye.

Sorgues
The Sorgues at Saint-Affrique
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCornus
  coordinates43°52′34″N 03°12′22″E
  elevation600 m (2,000 ft)
MouthDourdou de Camarès
  coordinates
43°57′20″N 02°50′12″E
  elevation
298 m (978 ft)
Length46.4 km (28.8 mi)
Basin size279 km2 (108 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average4.38 m3/s (155 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionDourdou de CamarèsTarnGaronneGironde estuaryAtlantic Ocean

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: Cornus, Fondamente, Marnhagues-et-Latour, Saint-Félix-de-Sorgues, Versols-et-Lapeyre, Saint-Affrique, Vabres-l'Abbaye

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