Agly

The Agly River (, ) is a river in southern France. It flows mostly to the southeast through the Plain of Roussillon, in the region of Occitanie. It ends in the Mediterranean Sea.

On its way to the Mediterranean Sea, it flows through the departments of Aude and Pyrénées-Orientales.

Geography
The Agly river is  long. Its source is on the Pass of Linas, to the northeast of the Pech de Bugarach, the highest of the Corbières mountains, departments of Aude, at an elevation of .

It then goes into the Pyrénées-Orientales by the gorges of Galamus and flows into the Mediterranean Sea south of Barcarès.

There is a dam on the Agly river, on Caramany, Pyrénées-Orientales; it was built to prevent floods and to store water.


Hydrology
The Agly is a very irregular small river. Its flow was observed over a period of 42 years (1967-2008) in Estagel about twenty kilometers from its mouth and after receiving the waters of its tributary Verdouble.

The discharge of the river at this location is  per second.

The Agly shows typical seasonal fluctuations like other small rivers in southern France. The highest levels of the river are in winter and spring, from December to May inclusive, with the highest level in February. They are followed by a rapid fall in the flow during the low water period that goes from late June to early October.

Tributaries
The Angly has 19 tributaries; the main ones are:
 Right tributaries:
 Boulzane, 
 Désix, 
 Left tributaries
 Maury, 
 Verdouble, 
 Robou, 

Departments and towns along the river
 Aude : Camps-sur-l'Agly
 Pyrénées-Orientales : Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet, Ansignan, Caramany, Latour-de-France, Estagel, Cases-de-Pène, Espira-de-l'Agly, Rivesaltes, Claira, Saint-Laurent-de-la-Salanque, Torreilles

Landmarks
 Dam (and lake) at Caramany
 Gorges de Galamus, a narrow canyon made by the Agly river
 Roman aqueduct at Ansignan

Gallery

References

Other websites

 Station: Y0664060, Option: Synthèse  

Category:Rivers of Pyrénées-Orientales