Cérou Explained

Cérou
Pushpin Map:France#France Occitanie
Source1 Location:near Saint-Jean-Delnous
Source1 Coordinates:44.0558°N 2.4758°W
Mouth Location:Aveyron
Mouth Coordinates:44.1392°N 1.8756°W
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:France
Length:87.1km (54.1miles)
Source1 Elevation:530m (1,740feet)
Mouth Elevation:128m (420feet)
Discharge1 Avg:4.13m3/s
Basin Size:503km2

The Cérou (French: le Cérou) is an 87.1km (54.1miles) long river in the Aveyron and Tarn departments in southern France. Its source is at Saint-Jean-Delnous, 1.8km (01.1miles) northwest of the village. It flows generally west-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Aveyron, into which it flows at Milhars, 1.4km (00.9miles) north of the village.

Departments and communes along its course

It flows generally west through the following departments and communes, ordered from source to mouth:

Tributaries

The Farruel (12.5 km), the Boutescure (15.4 km), the Céroc (17.6 km), the Candou, the Céret (28.5 km), the Zère, the Aymer (12,2 km), and the Bonnan.