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	Garonne River Basin - UNEP/DEWA~Europe > Publication > Freshwater in Europe
		The Garonne frequently leaves its bed; the most catastrophic floods were recorded in 1770, 1856 and 1930.
		The Garonne is an important breeding area for sturgeon and also for the migration of Atlantic salmon.
		One tributary of the Garonne, the Dropt, is particularly sensitive to eutrophication, but globally the water quality of the Garonne is between good to very good.
	www.grid.unep.ch /product/publication/freshwater_europe/garonne.php (465 words)

	Midi-Pyrenees: Introduction - France.com
		Named for the river that flows from the Pyréneees to the Garonne River just south of Toulouse, the area is marked by jagged peaks covered with snow from December to May, steep valleys riddled with caves and underground lakes, and arid plateaus where a local breed of wild horses roams.
		Deeply indented by the valleys of the Dordogne, Lot and Tarn rivers, it is a mostly agricultural region embellished with delightful villages where time seems to pass a bit more slowly.
		On the banks of the Garonne River, the region’s capital offers many cultural opportunities in addition to a number of architectural jewels: Place du Capitole, Saint-Sernin Basilica and the Jacobins Cloisters.
	www.france.com /docs/121.html (767 words)

	Canal du Midi Sites Visit, - by Provence Beyond
		The 200-km northwestern part, between Toulouse and Castets-en-Dorthe (near Bordeaux) was called the Garonne Lateral Canal, as it paralleled the Garonne river.
		Southeast it's 50 km of the Garonne river, past Langon, to Castets-en-Dorthe and the the end of the Canal du Midi.
		[map p07] The town of Agen, in the Lot-et-Garonne is at a juction of the Canal du Midi and the Garonne river.
	www.provencebeyond.com /sites/canalmidi.html (1533 words)

	Scope 47, Long-term Ecological Research, An International Perspective, Chapter 8, Long term Ecological Research and ...
		The choice of the River Garonne as an example is justified by the fact that it is one of the largest West European alluvial rivers in a non-industrialized region.
		This phenomenon was accompanied by a disappearance of the secondary arms, by a straightening of the river channel and by a stabilization of the banks and of the river bed.
		A second example, for the River Rhine, is given by the changes in the specific richness of the fish community due to pollution during the last decades (Figure 8.5).
	www.icsu-scope.org /downloadpubs/scope47/chapter08.html (4884 words)

	Midi-Pyrenees Departement Information
		It is located in the southwest sector of the Massif Central and consists of an eroded basalt plateau in the north, an unproductive plateau in the center and fertile valleys in the south and west.
		The département’s capital, Toulouse, is split by the Garonne River and the intersection of the Midi Canal.
		The river crosses the département from southeast to the northwest.
	www.french-at-a-touch.com /French_Regions/Midi_Pyrenees/midi-pyrenees_departement_information.htm (1289 words)

	Agen - Tourist Office - Between the Canal and the River Garonne
		In the 6th century, the poet Ausone, consul of the Emperor Gratian, the geographer Strabon and Alboufeda all testified to its economic importance as a conveyor of metal ores, hides, wool and wine between Bordeaux and Toulouse.
		It was at this time that the Garonne marked the dividing line between two separate peoples, which would develop into two provinces with two distinct Occitan dialects: Languedocian to the North and Gascon to the South.
		The Garonne in medieval times presented an unusual sight with its "boat mills", boats moored to the quay and carrying two wheels which were turned by the current to power a grindstone and produce the flour for which the town was famous.
	www.ot-agen.org /_eng/visite/garonne-canal.htm (1286 words)

	Toulouse, France travel information to prepare your Adventure
		The Garonne River in the SW of France
		The Garonne is one of the few rivers in the world that exhibit a tidal bore.
		The Garonne Lateral Canal was subject to one of the largest infrastructure works in Europe, when it was adapted to the standardized barge size of 38 by 5 meters, during the last century.
	www.bonjourlafrance.net /france-geography/france-rivers/garonne-river-france.htm (552 words)

	Garonne: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Peasant of the Garonne traced the politicization to epistemological...
		Bordeaux, a dense, mercantile city with broad quays onto the Garonne and architectural set-pieces from the Enlightenment, seems intent on pursuing similar commercial and institutional ambitions...
		The Garonne receives nearly all of the smaller rivers of SW France...famed Bordeaux vineyards overlook the lower river.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/garonne.jsp?l=G&p=1 (1419 words)

	AllRefer.com - Garonne, France (French Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Garonne[gArOn´] Pronunciation Key, river, 402 mi (647 km) long, rising in the central Pyrenees just inside Spain, and flowing generally NE to Toulouse, in SW France, where it swings northwest to join the Dordogne River and forms the Gironde estuary.
		The Garonne receives nearly all of the smaller rivers of SW France but is navigable only in its lower course; Bordeaux is the head of oceangoing navigation.
		The river suffers from irregular flow, fluctuating channels, and steep gradients.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Garonne.html (207 words)

	Waterways in France (part 2)
		Dordogne River • Eure, Loir, and Cher Rivers • Garonne River • Isère River
		Loire River • Marne River • Marne-Rhin Canal • Meuse River • Moselle River
		Oise River • Rhine Canals • Rhine River • Rhône River • Saône River • Seine River
	www.discoverfrance.net /France/Waterways/DF_waterways2.shtml (1222 words)

	Canal Cruises, River Cruises in France - French barge cruise - French canal cruise, Barges In France - call 877-64-BARGE
		The beauty and tranquility of the canals and rivers, with the chance to bike and walk along the canal or waterway.
		River cruiser with large salon for conferences, piano bar, exercise room with panoramic windows.
		River cruiser with large salon with picture windows, bar, dining room and lobby.
	www.bargesinfrance.com (4339 words)

	Communauté de Communes de Montesquieu
		In the past, the river was omnipresent in the local economy and culture.
		In the past, the allis shad was caught with a “tresson”, sort of a large net held across the river by a small boat on one side and several men ashore on the other side.
		Named "mascaret" in French, the river bore is an astonishing tidal wave that happens on the river during big tides, whenever water level in the river is low enough (from June to September).
	www.cc-montesquieu.fr /index_eng.php?page=eng/decouvrir/fleuve.php (430 words)

	All the cruise regions of France
		The River Doubs and the Canal Rhone to the Rhine, connect two impressive rivers, whilst passing along the foot hills of the Jura mountains.
		The quite river flows from hills of Burgundy, through the city of Auxerre, connecting the Seine to the Burgundy and Nivernais canals.
		The navigation is divided into three sections; the Canal du Midi (70 locks); the Lateral canal to the Garonne (53 locks) and the Garonne (2 locks).
	www.cruise-in-france.com /list-regions.php (573 words)

	River Cruise Hire in Buzet, Aquitaine - Lot, France
		Upstream, the river runs through grandiose and dramatic gorges, and in the Aquitaine part, the Lot valley is welcoming and fertile.
		The river Garonne rises in the Spanish Pyrenees and flows to the Atlantic.
		The Baïse is a tributary of the Garonne and it is noted for its biodiversity.
	www.worldwide-river-cruise.com /locations/aquitaine-lot-buzet.html (1003 words)

	Canal du Midi Sites Visit, Bordeaux - Toulouse, Villefranche/Lauragais - Castelnaudary, Carcassonne - Capestang, Malpas ...
		Southeast it's 50 km of the Garonne river, past Langon, to Castets-en-Dorthe and the the end of the Canal du Midi.
		From here, the canal joins the Garonne river, where travelling further to the northwest is via the river, past Bordeaux to the Atlantic.
		[map p07] The town of Agen, in the Lot-et-Garonne is at a juction of the Canal du Midi and the Garonne river.
	www.beyond.fr /sites/canalmidi.html (1541 words)

	Office de Tourisme du Val de Garonne, Lot et Garonne (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Don’t hesitate to relish the fish straight from the rivers : lamprey, pike, shad, or eels, all cooked according to time-honoured cutoms.
		The Garonne and its lateral Canal offer you a different way to travel, and the chance to admire the landscapes from the drift of a barge.Sit back and let time go be, taking full advantage of every port of call, of the rise and fall of every lock.
		Gens de Garonne is actually open from tuesday to sunday from 2 pm to 6 pm.
	www.valdegaronne.com /tourisme/-English- (424 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river.
		Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790.
		The department is crossed by the Garonne River for nearly 200 kilometers (125 miles).
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Haute-Garonne (160 words)

	English, Bed & breakfast Tarn et Garonne Midi Pyrénées France, Welcome, Rent, price, sud-ouest, pool, ...
		Situated at a point where the Garonne and the Tarn meet, and 1 km of the village SAINT NICOLAS DE LA GRAVE, at the first floor, a room is waitting you in the calm and green jewelcase bathed in sunlight.
		The village lies in the valley close to the Garonne river.
		St Nicolas De La Grave is a sizeable village 8 km west of Moissac near the River Garonne.
	www.chambre-tarn-et-garonne.com /page6 (847 words)

	Search Results for "Dordogne"
		Dordogne, river, France, river, c.305 mi (490 km) long, rising near the Puy de Sancy in the Auvergne Mts., S central France.
		...A river rising in the Auvergne Mountains of south-central France and flowing about 483 km (300 mi) southwest to join the Garonne River north of Bordeaux and form...
		27,886), Dordogne dept., SW France, in Perigord, on the Dordogne River.
	www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=&query=Dordogne (298 words)

	Garonne - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Garonne (Latin, Garumna), principal river of south-western France, rising in Spain in the Maladeta range of the Pyrenees Mountains.
		Dordogne (river), river, France, rising in the Auvergne Mountains, south of Monts Dore in central France.
		Lying along a broad bend in the Garonne, the site of Bordeaux is crescent-shaped.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Garonne.html (94 words)

	The Lot Valley, France : Lot Et Garonne Gites. Holiday accommodation in the Lot-et-Garonne.
		The Garonne is one of the major rivers in France, running from the Pyrenees to the Atlantic at Bordeaux.
		In July the Lot-et Garonne is a mass of bright yellow as the sunflower crop, grown for vegetable oil, matures.
		The main town and administrative centre of the Lot-et Garonne is Agen on the river Garonne.
	www.lot-et-garonne-gites.com /thelot-et-garonne.php (2540 words)

	Lot et Garonne, France
		Lot-et-Garonne and the southern Dordogne - the lovely area of South-West France, including the southern part of the Dordogne region, the northern part of the Lot-et-Garonne department, and the Dropt Valley, together form one of the most beautiful and unspoiled parts of France.
		Much of the most beautiful rural architecture in France, or perhaps to be found anywhere, is to be seen here - ancient houses, barns, pigeonniers and churches simply form part of the unchanging landscape.
		Because it falls into two distinct regions - to the north of the Dordogne River and to the south, each with different characteristics, we have decided to use two websites to promote the region.
	www.southofthedordogne.com (447 words)

	Mountains, Rivers, Imprecise places in the Nostradamus prophecies
		Near the river the land stained with blood.
		And to redden the two rivers flowing with blood.
		Gardon may refer to the Gard or one of the many rivers that flow into it.
	www.nostradamia.org /1aUSEurope/Quatrain/Rivers-Mountains-Nostradamus.php (2433 words)

	Bordeaux French Wine region (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Gironde, formed by the confluence of the Dordogne and the Garonne in the heart of Bordeaux, flows through the region to the Atlantic, providing passage for ships filled with wine destined for northern Europe, America and beyond.
		There are three vineyard appellations that encompass the topography of St-Emilion, ranging from gentle hills to the river's edge: the Cotes, the graves and the sables.
		Sauternes is nestled against the Graves and Pessac-Lognan at the southeastern corner of Bordeaux, on the left bank of the Garonne River.
	www.e-winegifts.com /find_by_region_france_Bordeaux.asp (1151 words)

	Slow Travel Trip Reports -Baise River Cruise
		We entered the first lock up the river and tied up close to the front, but we only did that once, as the water coming in to fill up the lock is very boisterous and the boat gets rocked around quite a bit despite holding ropes around bollards both fore and aft.
		We stopped for an hour or so at the moorings at Serignac sur Garonne for a lunch of melon and proschetto (thin smoked ham) on board, beautiful it was, and then passed through the final locks and over the aqueduct over the Garonne River and into Agen arriving about 4.30pm.
		The canal is interesting and the river very pretty and picturesque almost totally enclosed in trees and bush along much of the sides, a lot of bird life and quite a lot of fish life as well.
	www.slowtrav.com /tr/print.asp?tripid=717 (4868 words)

	Location Explorer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Gironde is more than 80 kilometers in length and is formed where the Garonne River and the Dordogne River converge near Bourg.
		The Garonne River extends 360 miles and is formed to the Northeast in the Central Mountains of France.
		The Dordogne is nearly as long as the Garonne.
	www.cruise.com /LE5/Default/LocationID_13166/index.html (107 words)

	Hotel Garonne Toulouse : Toulouse Hotels
		In a small side street full of history lies The Garonne Hotel Toulouse, providing the intimacy of a small establishment with the comfort of the grandest.
		The "Descente de la Halle aux Poissons" formerly lead directly down to the water of the river Garonne.
		The hotel is located in a small street which once lead directly to the river Garonne.
	www.holidaycityeurope.com /garonne-toulouse (188 words)

	France Cruises - Barge Rosa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Rosa cruises four different itineraries on the Canal du Midi and on the River Garonne, between Carcassonne, Toulouse, Agen, Bordeaux and the Estuary of the Gironde, visiting the famous wine villages and the city of Bordeaux.
		Rosa cruises four different itineraries on the Canal du Midi and on the River Garonne to Bordeaux.
		Quiet cruise from Buzet to Le Mas d'Agenais, a medieval fortified village perched on a cliff and overlooking the Garonne river.
	www.francecruises.com /Rosa.htm (1409 words)

	Le site communautaire d'Auvillar - Auvillar in english
		The river, after Moissac, turns sharply west and this is one of 2 large curves in which the land between is known as the Gascon Plain.
		Until the middle of the 19th century the River Garonne was navigable from Bordeaux and was used to transport salt from the sea, and wine and grain to the sea.
		The main river activity was the transportation of goods (pottery, goose feathers, wine, wheat, the woad of Lauragais, textiles, wood, etc.) being the produce of Auvillar and other adjacent regions.
	www.auvillar.com /english.php (2861 words)

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