Title: Agout Content: The Agout or Agoût  is a river in southwestern France, left tributary of the Tarn river. It flows through the Occitanie region. Three communes have the name of the river in their names: La Salvetat-sur-Agout, Fraisse-sur-Agout and Vielmur-sur-Agout. ==Geography== The Agout river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of . Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Lavaur in the Tarn department. Colors= id:lightgrey value:gray(0.9) id:darkgrey value:gray(0.7) id:sfondo value:rgb(1,1,1) id:barra value:rgb(0.6,0.7,0.8) ImageSize = width:500 height:300 PlotArea = left:50 bottom:30 top:30 right:30 DateFormat = x.y Period = from:0 till:80 TimeAxis = orientation:vertical AlignBars = justify ScaleMajor = gridcolor:darkgrey increment:10 start:0 ScaleMinor = gridcolor:lightgrey increment:5 start:0 BackgroundColors = canvas:sfondo BarData= bar:Jan text:Jan. bar:Feb text:Feb. bar:Mar text:Mar. bar:Apr text:Apr. bar:May text:May bar:Jun text:Jun. bar:Jul text:Jul. bar:Aug text:Aug. bar:Sep text:Sep. bar:Oct text:Oct. bar:Nov text:Nov. bar:Dec text:Dec. PlotData= color:barra width:20 align:left bar:Jan from:0 till: 70.10 bar:Feb from:0 till: 74.60 bar:Mar from:0 till: 58.20 bar:Apr from:0 till: 55.90 bar:May from:0 till: 45.50 bar:Jun from:0 till: 27.70 bar:Jul from:0 till: 14.60 bar:Aug from:0 till: 9.78 bar:Sep from:0 till: 14.00 bar:Oct from:0 till: 23.70 bar:Nov from:0 till: 36.60 bar:Dec from:0 till: 64.20 PlotData= bar:Jan at: 70.10 fontsize:S text: 70.10 shift:(-8,5) bar:Feb at: 74.60 fontsize:S text: 74.60 shift:(-10,5) bar:Mar at: 58.20 fontsize:S text: 58.20 shift:(-10,5) bar:Apr at: 55.90 fontsize:S text: 55.90 shift:(-10,5) bar:May at: 45.50 fontsize:S text: 45.50 shift:(-10,5) bar:Jun at: 27.70 fontsize:S text: 27.70 shift:(-10,5) bar:Jul at: 14.60 fontsize:S text: 14.60 shift:(-10,5) bar:Aug at: 9.78 fontsize:S text: 9.78 shift:(-10,5) bar:Sep at: 14.00 fontsize:S text: 14.00 shift:(-10,5) bar:Oct at: 23.70 fontsize:S text: 23.70 shift:(-10,5) bar:Nov at: 36.60 fontsize:S text: 36.60 shift:(-10,5) bar:Dec at: 64.20 fontsize:S text: 64.20 shift:(-10,5) Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Lavaur (56 years) ===Course=== The source of the Agout is on the Monts d'Espinouse, in the southern Massif Central in the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut-Languedoc ("Regional Natural Park of High Languedoc"), in the commune of Cambon-et-Salvergues, Hérault department, at an altitude of about . The Agout flows, in general, to the northwest and passes through the following regions, departments and communes: * Occitanie region ** Hérault: La Salvetat- sur-Agout, Fraisse-sur-Agout ** Tarn: Brassac, Castelnau-de-Brassac, Coufouleux, Giroussens, Burlats, Lavaur, Castres, Rabastens, Saint-Sulpice The Agout river flows through a total of 36 communes. Finally, it flows, as a left tributary into the Tarn river at Saint-Sulpice, in the Tarn department, at of altitude. ==Main tributaries== The main tributaries, with a length greater than 30 km, of the Agout are: * Left tributaries ** Durenque - 31.5 km; it joins the Agout in Castres. ** Thoré - 61.6 km; ** Sor - 60.8 km; * Right tributaries ** Gijou - 50.1 km; ** Dadou - 115.8 km; ==Gallery== File:Agout source.JPG|Cambon-et-Salvergues: Source of the river Agout File:Castres (81), Maisons sur l'Agoût.JPG|Houses in Castres by the Agout river File:France - Giroussens - Agout.jpg|The Agout at Giroussens File:Evêché, Cathédrale et berges sur l'Agout.JPG|The Agout at Castres File:Brassac pont.JPG|Bridge over the Agout at Brassac Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe (Tarn) - La chaussée du moulin sur l'Agout.jpg|Saint-Sulpice-la-Pointe ==Related pages== * List of rivers of France