Geography: Rivers and Lakes in the Languedoc: The River
Tech
 The
River Tech rises in the Pyrenees
and flows through the Roussillon
(the modern Pyrénées-Orientales)
close to the present French-Spanish border.
 It
runs through a valley in the Pyrénées-Orientales
and is approximately 82km long. Its source is in the Parcigoule
Valley at an elevation of 2,500 meters above sea level.
The basin area is 750 km² - lying entirely in France,
and the average discharge is 9.6 cubic meters per second.
 The
Tech flows into the Mediterranean
Sea between Saint-Cyprien and Argelès-sur-Mer,
southeast of Perpignan.
Towns along the river. The Tech flows through:
- Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste,
- Arles-sur-Tech,
- Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda,
- Céret
- Le Boulou.
Tributaries
la Lamanère
la Coumelade
la Quéra
le Riuferrer
la Rivière de Maureillas
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