Tarn River

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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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Tarn River canonical 29
Tarn 24
Tarn (river) 1

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Statements (48)

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
surface form: Massif Central region

Southern France
surface form: southern France
majorTributary Agout River
Aveyron River
Dourbie River
Jonte River
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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aveyron River mouthOf Tarn River
Aveyron River flowsInto Tarn River
Aveyron River tributaryOf Tarn River
Lafrançaise, France locatedNearRiver Tarn River
subject surface form: Lafrançaise
Laudot locatedIn Tarn River
this entity surface form: Tarn
Albigeois majorRiver Tarn River