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Cérou

Coordinates: 44°08′21″N 01°52′32″E / 44.13917°N 1.87556°E / 44.13917; 1.87556
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Cérou
The Cérou in 2008, during a flood.
Cérou is located in France
Cérou
Cérou is located in Occitanie
Cérou
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Saint-Jean-Delnous
 • coordinates44°03′21″N 02°28′33″E / 44.05583°N 2.47583°E / 44.05583; 2.47583
 • elevation530 m (1,740 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Aveyron
 • coordinates
44°08′21″N 01°52′32″E / 44.13917°N 1.87556°E / 44.13917; 1.87556
 • elevation
128 m (420 ft)
Length87.1 km (54.1 mi)
Basin size503 km2 (194 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average4.13 m3/s (146 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionAveyronTarnGaronneGironde estuaryAtlantic Ocean

The Cérou (French: le Cérou) is an 87.1 km (54.1 mi) long river in the Aveyron and Tarn departments in southern France.[1] Its source is at Saint-Jean-Delnous, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) northwest of the village. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron, into which it flows at Milhars, 1.4 km (0.87 mi) north of the village.

Departments and communes along its course

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It flows generally west through the following departments and communes, ordered from source to mouth:

Tributaries

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The Farruel (12.5 km), the Boutescure (15.4 km), the Céroc (17.6 km), the Candou, the Céret (28.5 km), the Zère, the Aymer (12,2 km), and the Bonnan.

References

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  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Cérou (O56-0400)".