Agout

River in southern France

Agout


Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics

Source
• location	Massif Central

Mouth
• location	Tarn
• coordinates	43°47′4″N 1°41′1″E / 43.78444°N 1.68361°E / 43.78444; 1.68361
Length	194.4 km (120.8 mi)
Basin size	3,500 km² (1,400 sq mi)

Discharge
• average	55 m³/s (1,900 cu ft/s)

Basin features
Progression	Tarn→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Agout or Agoût (French pronunciation: [aɡu]; Occitan: Agot) is a 194.4-kilometre (120.8 mi) long river in south-western France. It is a left tributary of the Tarn.^[1] Its source is in the southern Massif Central, in the Haut-Languedoc Regional Nature Park. It flows generally west through the following department and towns:

Hérault: La Salvetat-sur-Agout
Tarn: Brassac, Castres, Lavaur, Saint-Sulpice

The Agout flows into the Tarn at Saint-Sulpice.

Among its tributaries are the Dadou, the Gijou and the Thoré.