Dadou

The Dadou is a river in southwestern France, right tributary of the Agout river. It flows through the Tarn department, in the Occitanie region.

Geography
The Dadou 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  at Montdragon in the Tarn department.

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Montdragon (49 years)

Course
The source of the Dadou is on the Monts de Lacaune, in the southern Massif Central, in the commune of Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès, Tarn department, at an altitude of about .

The Agout flows, in general, to the west through the Tarn department and 26 communes. Some of the communes are Montdragon, Graulhet, Briatexte, Lacaze, Rayssac, Saint-Julien-du-Puy, Vénès, Saint-Genest-de-Contest, Le Masnau-Massuguiès, Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès, Laboutarie, Lombers, Réalmont, Saint-Lieux-Lafenasse, Saint-Antonin-de-Lacalm, Le Travet, Teillet, Arifat, Mont-Roc, Paulinet, Giroussens, Saint-Jean-de-Rives, Ambres, Saint-Gauzens, Puybegon, Montredon-Labessonnié.

Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Agout river at Ambres, near Saint-Jean-de-Rives, in the Tarn department, at  of altitude.

Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Dadou are:

Left tributaries:
 Dadounet (15 km)
 Bardes (15 km)
 Rieu de l’Aze (15 km)
 Bezan (12 km)

Right tributaries:
 Ambias (12 km)
 Oulas (24 km)
 Lézert (17 km)
 Assou (37 km)
 Agros (19 km)

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

 References 

Other websites

 Banque Hydro - Station O4774010 - Le Dadou à Montdragon (Synthèse)  
 Syndicat Mixte du Bassin de l'Agout 

Category:Rivers of Occitanie