The Tescou (french: Le Tescou) is a tributary of the Tarn in the basin of the

Garonne The Garonne (, also , ; Occitan, Catalan, Basque, and es, Garona, ; la, Garumna or ) is a river of southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux – ...

in southern

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It flows through the departments of Tarn,

Tarn-et-Garonne Tarn-et-Garonne (; oc, Tarn e Garona ) is a department in the Occitania region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its name. The area was originally part of the former provinces of Quercy and ...

and

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...

. The source is near

Gaillac Gaillac (; ) is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France. It had in 2013 a population of 14,334 inhabitants. Its inhabitants are called Gaillacois. Geography Gaillac is a town situated between Toulouse, Albi and Montauban. It has ...

in the

Massif Central The (; oc, Massís Central, ; literally ''"Central Massif"'') is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers about 15% of mainland France. Subject to volcanism that has subsided in the last 10,0 ...

, and its confluence with the Tarn is near

Montauban Montauban (, ; oc, Montalban ) is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department, region of Occitania, Southern France. It is the capital of the department and lies north of Toulouse. Montauban is the most populated town in Tarn-et-Garonne, ...

in the

department in the Occitanie administrative region. In 2014 construction work began on the

Sivens Dam Sivens Dam (''Barrage de Sivens'') was a dam which was planned for construction across the Tescou, a tributary of the Tarn in the basin of the Garonne in Southern France, near to Toulouse. The construction site was 10 km north of Lisle-sur- ...

(''Barrage de Sivens''), to supply irrigation for local farms.''Le Figaro'', 27 Feb 2014, Barrage/Tarn : expulsion des opposants
/ref>''Libération'', 2 May 2014, À Sivens, un autre Dame-des-Landes
/ref>
/ref> On 25 October 2014, Rémi Fraisse, a 21-year-old student protesting against the

across the Tescou, was killed after being hit in the back by a grenade, sparking further violent protests.The Guardian, 28 October 2014, French Socialists and Greens at odds following death of Sivens dam protester, by Anne Penketh in Paris
/ref>

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Navigation guide to the lower 40 km. *http://www.gorgesdutarn.net/?lang=en Rivers of France Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) Rivers of Tarn (department) Rivers of Tarn-et-Garonne Rivers of Haute-Garonne {{France-river-stub