Dadou

Dadou
The Dadou at Briatexte.
Country	France
Basin features
Main source	Saint-Salvi-de-Carcavès 860 m (2,820 ft) 43°47′19″N 02°37′32″E / 43.78861°N 2.62556°E / 43.78861; 2.62556
River mouth	Agout 110 m (360 ft) 43°44′11″N 01°47′24″E / 43.73639°N 1.79000°E / 43.73639; 1.79000Coordinates: 43°44′11″N 01°47′24″E / 43.73639°N 1.79000°E / 43.73639; 1.79000
Progression	Agout→ Tarn→ Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean
Basin size	858 km2 (331 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length	115.9 km (72.0 mi)
Discharge	Average rate: 12 m3/s (420 cu ft/s)

The Dadou (French: le Dadou) is a 115.9 km (72.0 mi) long river in the Tarn département, 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.

The Dadou flows west, crossing the Tarn département, 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