Odet | |
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The Odet at high tide.
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Country | France |
Basin features | |
Main source | Brittany |
River mouth |
Atlantic Ocean 47°51′45″N 4°6′9″W / 47.86250°N 4.10250°WCoordinates: 47°51′45″N 4°6′9″W / 47.86250°N 4.10250°W |
Basin size | 715 km2 (276 sq mi) |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 62 km (39 mi) |
The Odet is a river in western France (Finistère department), which runs from Saint-Goazec (near Leuhan, in the Montagnes Noires of Brittany) into the Atlantic Ocean at Bénodet. (The name of the town of Bénodet comes from the river; ben means river mouth in Breton).
The river runs past, or through, the towns of Bénodet, Combrit, Plomelin, Quimper, Ergué-Gabéric, Briec-de-l'Odet, Langolen, Coray, Trégourez, Leuhan and Saint-Goazec
The river is popular with kayakers.