Cérou
| Cérou | |
|---|---|
The Cérou in 2008, during a flood. | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Saint-Jean-Delnous |
| • coordinates | 44°03′21″N 02°28′33″E / 44.05583°N 2.47583°E |
| • elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Aveyron |
• coordinates | 44°08′21″N 01°52′32″E / 44.13917°N 1.87556°E |
• elevation | 128 m (420 ft) |
| Length | 87.1 km (54.1 mi) |
| Basin size | 503 km2 (194 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.13 m3/s (146 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aveyron→ Tarn→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Cérou (French pronunciation: [seʁu]) is an 87.1 km (54.1 mi) long river in the Aveyron and Tarn departments in southern France. Its source is at Saint-Jean-Delnous, 1.8 km (1.1 mi) northwest of the village. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron, into which it flows at Milhars, 1.4 km (0.87 mi) north of the village.