Têt (river)
The Têt (French: [tɛt] ⓘ; Catalan: Tet) is the largest river in Pyrénées-Orientales, southwestern France. It is 115 kilometres (71 mi) long. The Têt has its source at the foot of the Puig de la Cometa de l'Espagne in the Carlit massif in the eastern Pyrenees. It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales département (Northern Catalonia) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Perpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà).
| Têt | |
|---|---|
Têt near Villefranche-de-Conflent | |
| Native name | La Têt (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pyrenees |
| • elevation | ±2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Mediterranean Sea |
• coordinates | 42°42′48″N 3°2′23″E |
| Length | 115 km (71 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,550 km2 (600 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 7.5 m3/s (260 cu ft/s) |
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