Hers-Mort
The Hers-Mort (French pronunciation: [ɛʁs mɔʁ]; Occitan: Èrs Mòrt; the "Dead Hers", as opposed to the faster-flowing Hers-Vif, or "Live Hers") is a 89.3-kilometre (55.5 mi) long river in southern France, a right-bank tributary of the Garonne. Its average flow rate is 4 cubic metres per second (140 cu ft/s). The Hers-Mort rises in the Lauragais region, near the village Fonters-du-Razès, in the Aude department. It flows northwest through the following departments and towns:
- Aude: Payra-sur-l'Hers, Salles-sur-l'Hers
- Haute-Garonne: Villefranche-de-Lauragais, Baziège, Toulouse, Saint-Jory
| Hers-Mort | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lauragais |
| Mouth | |
• location | Garonne |
• coordinates | 43°46′28″N 1°19′37″E |
| Length | 89 km (55 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4 m3/s (140 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
It flows into the Garonne near Grenade-sur-Garonne. Its waters, augmented by the Girou which flows into its right bank, irrigate the market gardens around Toulouse. The Canal du Midi crosses the Hers-Mort near Villefranche-de-Lauragais via the Hers Aqueduct.
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