Gimone
The Gimone (French pronunciation: [ʒimɔn]; Gascon: Gimona) is a 136-kilometre (85 mi) river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne.[1] Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following départements and towns:
| Gimone | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Plateau de Lannemezan |
| Mouth | |
• location | Garonne |
• coordinates | 44°0′48″N 1°6′19″E |
| Length | 136 km (85 mi) |
| Basin size | 840 km2 (320 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3 m3/s (110 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Gimone flows into the Garonne near Castelsarrasin.
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