Lot (river)

The Lot () is a river in southern France, tributary of the Garonne river. The Lot department is named after this river.
Geography.
The Lot river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of .
Its average yearly discharge is at Villeneuve-sur-Lot.
Course.
The source of the Lot is on the Mont Lozère, in the Cévennes, southeastern Massif Central, in the "commune" of Le Bleymard, in the Lozère department, at an altitude of about .
The Lot flows, with many meanders, to the west, in general, and passes through the following regions, departments and "communes":
The Lot river flows through 131 "communes".
Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Garonne near Aiguillon, in the Lot-et-Garonne department, at of altitude.