Têt (river)

Têt
Têt near Villefranche-de-Conflent
Native nameLa Têt (French)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPyrenees
  elevation±2,400 m (7,900 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Mediterranean Sea
  coordinates
42°42′48″N 3°2′23″E / 42.71333°N 3.03972°E / 42.71333; 3.03972
Length115 km (71 mi)
Basin size1,550 km2 (600 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average7.5 m3/s (260 cu ft/s)

The Têt (French: [tɛt] ; Catalan: Tet [ˈtɛt]) is the largest river in Pyrénées-Orientales, southwestern France. It is 115 kilometres (71 mi) long. The Têt has its source at the foot of the Puig de la Cometa de l'Espagne in the Carlit massif in the eastern Pyrenees. It crosses the Pyrénées-Orientales département (Northern Catalonia) from West to East and ends in the Mediterranean Sea, near Perpignan (Catalan: Perpinyà).