Dadou

Dadou
The Dadou at Briatexte
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès
• coordinates	43°47′19″N 02°37′32″E
• elevation	860 m (2,820 ft)
Mouth
• location	Agout
• coordinates	43°44′11″N 01°47′24″E
• elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Length	115.8 km (72.0 mi)
Basin size	858 km2 (331 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	12 m3/s (420 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Agout→ Tarn→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

The Dadou (French: le Dadou) is a 115.8 km (72.0 mi) long river in the Tarn department in southern France. Its source is near Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès. It flows generally west. It is a right tributary of the Agout, into which it flows near Ambres.

Communes along its course

The Dadou flows west, crossing the Tarn department, through the following communes, ordered from source to mouth:

• Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès
• Le Masnau-Massuguiès
• Lacaze
• Paulinet
• Rayssac
• Mont-Roc
• Teillet
• Le Travet
• Arifat
• Saint-Antonin-de-Lacalm
• Montredon-Labessonnié
• Saint-Lieux-Lafenasse
• Vénès
• Réalmont
• Saint-Genest-de-Contest
• Lombers
• Laboutarie
• Montdragon
• Saint-Julien-du-Puy
• Graulhet
• Briatexte
• Saint-Gauzens
• Puybegon
• Giroussens
• Ambres