Dourbie

The Dourbie is a river in southern France that flows through the Gard and Aveyron deparments. It is a left tributary of the Tarn river.

Dourbie La Dourbie  (French)
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Cévennes
Mouth
- location	Tarn
- coordinates	44°06′04″N 3°05′12″E
Length	72 km (45 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Tarn→ Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean

Geography

Dourbie river at Saint-Jean-du-Bruel

The Dourbie river has a length of 71.9 km (44.7 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 568 km² (219 sq mi).^[1]

Course

The source of the Dourbie is in the Cévennes National Park, on the southern side of Mont Aigoual in the commune of Arphy, in the Gard department, at an altitude of 1,290 m (4,232 ft).^[2]

It flows generally to the west and, in its lower parts, flows through the Regional Natural Park of Grands Causses.

The Dourbie passes through the departments and communes of:^[1]

• Gard : Arphy, Dourbies, Bréau-et-Salagosse, Trèves, Revens
• Aveyron : Saint-André-de-Vézines, Nant, Saint-Jean-du-Bruel, Millau, La Roque-Sainte-Marguerite

Finally, it flows, as a left tributary, into the Tarn river in the city of Millau, at about 350 m (1,148 ft) of altitude.^[3]

Main tributaries

• Left tributary
  • Ruisseau de Garène - 17.4 km;^[4]
• Right tributary
  • Trèvezel - 29.6 km;^[5]

Related pages

• List of rivers of France