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| Hers-Mort | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Lauragais |
| Mouth | |
• location | Garonne |
• coordinates | 43°46′28″N1°19′37″E / 43.77444°N 1.32694°E /43.77444; 1.32694 |
| Length | 89 km (55 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4 m3/s (140 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Garonne→Gironde estuary→Atlantic Ocean |
TheHers-Mort (French pronunciation:[ɛʁsmɔʁ];Occitan:Èrs Mòrt; the "Dead Hers", as opposed to the faster-flowingHers-Vif, or "Live Hers") is a 89.3-kilometre (55.5 mi) long river in southern France,[a] a right-bank tributary of theGaronne.[1] Its average flow rate is 4 cubic metres per second (140 cu ft/s). The Hers-Mort rises in theLauragais region, near the villageFonters-du-Razès, in theAude department. It flows northwest through the following departments and towns:
It flows into the Garonne nearGrenade-sur-Garonne. Its waters, augmented by the Girou which flows into its right bank, irrigate the market gardens aroundToulouse. TheCanal du Midi crosses the Hers-Mort nearVillefranche-de-Lauragais via theHers Aqueduct.
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