Tarn River

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geographical feature river

The Tarn River is a major river in southern France known for its dramatic gorges, scenic valleys, and role as a tributary of the Garonne.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tarn	12

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical feature ⓘ river ⓘ
basinCountry	France ⓘ
cityOnRiver	Albi ⓘ Montauban ⓘ
confluenceLocation	near Moissac ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
crosses	Albi ⓘ Montauban ⓘ
etymology	name derived from ancient hydronym possibly pre-Indo-European ⓘ
flowsDirection	generally westward ⓘ
flowsInto	Garonne ⓘ surface form: Garonne River
flowsThrough	Aveyron department ⓘ Lozère ⓘ surface form: Lozère department Tarn department ⓘ Tarn-et-Garonne ⓘ surface form: Tarn-et-Garonne department
gorgeName	Gorges du Tarn ⓘ
knownFor	Tarn Gorges ⓘ canoeing and kayaking ⓘ dramatic gorges ⓘ rock climbing areas ⓘ scenic valleys ⓘ tourism ⓘ
languageNameFrench	Tarn River self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tarn
length	approximately 240 miles ⓘ approximately 380 km ⓘ
locatedIn	Massif Central region NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern France ⓘ surface form: southern France
majorTributary	Agout River NERFINISHED ⓘ Aveyron River ⓘ Dourbie River NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonte River NERFINISHED ⓘ
mouthOf	Garonne ⓘ surface form: Garonne River
notableFeature	cliffs over 400 m high in Gorges du Tarn ⓘ limestone canyons ⓘ
partOf	Garonne ⓘ surface form: Garonne river basin
passesNear	Millau Viaduct ⓘ
passesThrough	Millau ⓘ
region	Occitanie ⓘ
sourceCountry	France ⓘ
sourceLocation	Massif Central ⓘ
sourceRegion	Cévennes ⓘ
tributaryOf	Garonne ⓘ surface form: Garonne River
usedFor	hydroelectric power ⓘ irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ
valleyName	Vallée du Tarn ⓘ