Tarn (river)
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Tarn (river)

High cliffs in the Gorges du Tarn.
River information
NameTarn
OriginCévennes
MouthGaronne&
44 5 10 N 1 2
Basin countriesFrance
Length381 km
Elevation1,550 m
Discharge200 m³/s
Basin area15,700 km2

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The Tarn (tarnis in Latin; hypothetical meaning: rapid or walled in) is a 236.8 mi (381 km) long river in southern France (régions Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées), right tributary of the Garonne.
The Tarn runs in a roughly westerly direction, from its source at an altitude of 1,550 m on Mont Lozère in the Cévennes mountains (part of the Massif Central), through the deep gorges and canyons of the Gorges du Tarn (that cuts through the Causse du Larzac), to Moissac in Tarn-et-Garonne, where it joins the Garonne 4 km (2.5 miles) downstream from the centre of town.
Its basin covers approximately 12,000 km2, and it has a mean flow of approximately 140 m³ per second.
The Millau Viaduct spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau, and is now one of the area's most popular attractions.

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Montauban Rugby club in Tarn-et-Garonne faces more financial dificulty - Guide 2 Midi-Pyrenees Tweet this news
Guide 2 Midi-Pyrenees--Montauban Rugby Club in the -Tarn--et-Garonne department, is facing going into liquidation after being denied a place in the ProD2 for next season. ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:21:01 GMT+00:00
One honour killing a month in Punjab - Indian Express Tweet this news
Indian Express--Of the total 34 cases, 16 were reported from -Tarn- Taran district. Perhaps one of the most backward areas in Punjab in terms of literacy, -Tarn- Taran has ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:39:02 GMT+00:00
Sikhs converge at Gurdwara Taran Taran Sahib for Guru Arjan Dev's death ... - Sify Tweet this news
Sify--A large number of Sikh devotees on Wednesday morning converged at -Tarn- Taran Sahib Gurdwara near Amritsar District on the occasion of 404th martyrdom ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:32:39 GMT+00:00
Another suspected terrorist arrested; MP-5, RDX seized - Indian Express Tweet this news
Indian Express---...- Intelligence Wing arrested another suspected terrorist, Sukhdev Singh alias Sukha alias Chirra, a resident of Sur Singh in -Tarn- Taran, on Wednesday. ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:25:12 GMT+00:00
Backing for GCSE league table system - Scarborough Today Tweet this news
Scarborough Today--Scalby School headteacher Paul -Tarn- was speaking after critics accused schools of deliberately pushing academically successful pupils into vocational exams, ... - Date : Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:05:36 GMT+00:00
Morningstar fades into receivership - Reseller News Tweet this news
Reseller News--It was formed in 1996 when Chen and co founder Wilbur -Tarn- began selling imported modems from a garage. Austin Chen was contacted for comment by Reseller ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:08:24 GMT+00:00
No arts censorship please - Straits Times Tweet this news
Straits Times---...- include (from left) Alvin tan, artistic director of The Necessary Stage, curator June Yap, arts administrator T. Sasitharan and playwright Tan -Tarn- How. ... - Date : Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:12:07 GMT+00:00
Hows about that? - GO Outdoors Tweet this news
GO Outdoors--While -Tarn- Hows is a renowned beauty spot with its large -tarn- and tree plantations, it is a semi-artificial one, as may be hinted at by the name 'The -Tarns-' ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 12:01:27 GMT+00:00
Activity sessions on offer at Talkin Tarn - News & Star Tweet this news
News & Star--Families can try out a range of water activites at Talkin -Tarn- Country Park this weekend. A 'Have a Go at Watersports Day' will be staged on the -tarn-, ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:36:04 GMT+00:00
Keeping it in the family not so easy - Chicago Tribune Tweet this news
Chicago Tribune--Since she took over management of the consumer-products company in Skokie, started by her grandfather in 1949, Gutterman has grown sales of CLR and -Tarn--X ... - Date : Mon, 31 May 2010 02:29:05 GMT+00:00



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