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The Tescou (French: Le Tescou) is a tributary of the Tarn in the basin of the Garonne in southern France. It flows 48.8 kilometres (30.3 mi) through the departments of Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne and Haute-Garonne.[1]

Tescou
The Tescou at Montauban
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Native name	Le Tescou  (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Gaillac, France
• coordinates	43°57′11″N 1°51′54″E
Mouth	Tarn
• location	Montauban, France
• coordinates	44°0′58″N 1°20′57″E
Length	48.8 km (30.3 mi)
Basin size	320 km2 (120 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	1.08 m3/s (38 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Tarn→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The source is near Gaillac in the Massif Central, and its confluence with the Tarn is near Montauban in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie administrative region.

In 2014 construction work began on the Sivens Dam (Barrage de Sivens), to supply irrigation for local farms.[2][3][4]

On 25 October 2014, Rémi Fraisse, a 21-year-old student protesting against the Sivens Dam across the Tescou, was killed after being hit in the back by a grenade, sparking further violent protests.[5]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tescou.

• French Waterways - The Tarn Navigation guide to the lower 40 km.
• http://www.gorgesdutarn.net/?lang=en

На других языках

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[de] Tescou

Der Tescou ist ein Fluss in Frankreich, der in der Region Okzitanien verläuft. Er entspringt an der Gemeindegrenze von Gaillac und Castelnau-de-Montmiral, entwässert generell in westlicher Richtung und mündet nach 49[2] Kilometern im Stadtgebiet von Montauban als rechter Nebenfluss in den Tarn. Auf seinem Weg durchquert der Tescou die Départements Tarn und Tarn-et-Garonne. Auf einem kurzen Stück bildet er auch die Grenze zum benachbarten Département Haute-Garonne.

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