Têt (river)

The Têt () is the largest river in Roussillon, southeastern France. The valley formed by the river, the Valley of the Têt (), was named as Region of Art and History () by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication.

Geography
The Têt river is . Its source is on the northeastern side of Pic Carlit at an elevation of , in the municipality of Angoustrine-Villeneuve-des-Escaldes.

It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales département (Northern Catalonia) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Perpignan ().

Tributaries
The Têt has 43 tributaries; some of them are:
 Right tributaries:
 Riberola (or Torrent de la Valleta), 
 Carança, 
 Mantet (or Rivière du Ressac, Ruisseau d'El Callau), 
 Rotja, 
 Cady, 19.2 km, flowing from the Le Canigou mountain.
 Lentillà, 
 Lliscou, 
 Boulès (or Bolès), 
 Basse, 
 Left tributaries
 Castellane, 
 Caillan, 

Towns along the river
Some towns and cities found along the river, with the Catalan name in parentheses, are:
 Mont-Louis (Mont-Lluis)
 Olette (Oleta)
 Villefranche-de-Conflent (Vilafranca de Conflent)
 Prades (Prada de Conflent)
 Perpignan (Perpinyà)

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References

Other websites

 Station: 70474030, Option: Synthèse  
 La Tet  

Category:Rivers of Pyrénées-Orientales