Truyère

The Truyère () is a river in southwestern France. It is the main tributary of the Lot river.

Geography
The Truyère 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 69.5 cubic metres per second at Entraygues-sur-Truyèret.

Course
The Truyère starts in the Margeride mountains, south-western Massif Central, north of Mende, in the "commune" of La Villedieu (Lozère department), at an altitude of about .

The Truyère flows to the west, in general, and passes through 2 regions, 3 departments and 44 communes:

 Occitanie region
 Lozère: Le Malzieu-Ville, Chaulhac, Saint-Léger-du-Malzieu, Rimeize, Blavignac, Saint-Pierre-le-Vieux, Fontans, Saint-Gal, Serverette
 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
 Cantal: Saint-Martial, Chaliers, Oradour, Fridefont, Alleuze, Faverolles, Neuvéglise
 Occitanie region
 Aveyron: Entraygues-sur-Truyère, Thérondels, Cantoin, Montézic, Brommat

Finally, it flows, as a right tributary, into the Lot river, in Entraygues-sur-Truyèret, in the Aveyron department, at  of altitude.

The Garabit Viaduct is a bridge over the Truyère near Ruynes-en-Margeride that was built by Gustave Eiffel.

There are several dams over the river to produce hydroelectricity.

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Truyère river are:

Left tributaries:
 Rimeize - 37.3 km
 Bès - 66.7 km
 Lebot - 22.7 km
 Argence Vive - 23.9
 Selves - 44.5 km

Right tributaries:
 Ander - 36.2 km
 Brezons - 28.5 km
 Bromme - 28.7 km
 Goul - 52 km

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

 References 

Other websites

 La Truyère (O7--0250)  

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