Fresquel

The Fresquel is a river in southern France, a left tributary of the Aude river. The river flows mainly through the French department of Aude.

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

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is  at Carcassonne in the Aude department.

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Carcassonne

Course
The Fresquel river starts at the northwest of the Aude department, in the commune of Baraigne, at an elevation of about .

It flows, first, to the west to the Haute-Garonne department and then to the north where it gets again into the Aude department near Seuil de Naurouze and then to the east. Finally, it joins the Aude river as a left tributary, at an elevation of about  at Carcassonne.

Communes
The Fresquel passes through 1 region (Occitanie), 2 departments and 24 communes; some of the communes are:

 Aude : Baraigne, Labastide-d'Anjou, Ricaud, Souilhanels, Castelnaudary, Saint-Martin-Lalande, Lasbordes, Villepinte, Bram, Alzonne, Pezens, Ventenac-Cabardès, Pennautier, Carcassonne
 Haute-Garonne : Avignonet-Lauragais

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Fresquel river are:

Left tributaries:
 Lampy - 29.3 km
 Rougeanne - 33.6 km

Right tributaries:
 Tréboul - 22.6 km

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Other websites

Banque Hydro - Station Y1364010 - The Fresquel in Carcassonne (Pont Rouge) - (option Synthèse)  

Category:Rivers of Occitanie