Têt | |
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Têt near Villefranche-de-Conflent
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Native name | La Têt |
Country | France |
Basin features | |
Main source |
Pyrenees ±2,400 m (7,900 ft) |
River mouth |
Mediterranean Sea 42°42′48″N 3°2′23″E / 42.71333°N 3.03972°ECoordinates: 42°42′48″N 3°2′23″E / 42.71333°N 3.03972°E |
Basin size | 1,550 km2 (600 sq mi) |
Physical characteristics | |
Length | 116 km (72 mi) |
Discharge |
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The Têt (Catalan: Tet) is the largest river in Pyrénées-Orientales, southwestern France. It is 116 kilometres (72 mi) long. The Têt has its source at the foot of the Pic Carlit in the Pyrenees. It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales département (Northern Catalonia) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Perpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà).