Lot (river)

The Lot () is a river in southern France, tributary of the Garonne river. The Lot department is named after this river.

Geography
The Lot river has a length of  and a drainage basin with an area of .

Its average yearly discharge is  at Villeneuve-sur-Lot.

Course
The source of the Lot is on the Mont Lozère, in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the commune of Le Bleymard, in the Lozère department, at an altitude of about .

The Lot flows, with many meanders, to the west, in general, and passes through the following regions, departments and communes:

 Occitanie region
 Lozère: Mende, Chanac, Banassac, La Canourgue
 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
 Cantal: Vieillevie, Saint-Projet-de-Salers, the river is the border between Aveyron and Cantal for several kilometres to the north of Conques
 Occitanie region
 Aveyron: Saint-Geniez-d'Olt, Sainte-Eulalie-d'Olt, Espalion, Estaing, Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Capdenac-Gare
 Lot: Soturac, Touzac, Vire-sur-Lot, Grézels, Puy-l'Évêque, Pescadoires, Lagardelle, Bélaye, Castelfranc, Albas, Luzech, Parnac, Douelle, Cahors, Saint-Cirq-Lapopie, Capdenac, Cajarc, Mercuès
 Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
 Lot-et-Garonne: Fumel, Saint-Vite, Penne-d'Agenais, Saint-Sylvestre-sur-Lot, Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Sainte-Livrade-sur-Lot, Le Temple-sur-Lot, Castelmoron-sur-Lot, Granges-sur-Lot, Lafitte-sur-Lot, Clairac, Bourran, Aiguillon

The Lot river flows through 131 communes.

Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Garonne near Aiguillon, in the Lot-et-Garonne department, at  of altitude.

Main tributaries 
 Left tributaries
 Bramont - 
 Dourdou de Conques - 
 Riou Mort - 
 Diège - 
 Boudouyssou - 
 Right tributaries
 Colagne - 
 Boralde de Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac - 
 Boralde Flaujaguèse - 
 Truyère - 
 Célé - 
 Thèze - 
 Lémance - 
 Lède - 

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

 References 

Other websites

 Banque Hydro -  Station O8481520 - Le Lot à Villeneuve-sur-Lot  

Category:Rivers of Occitanie
Category:Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine