The Alzou () is a short

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

in the

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département, southern

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, a right tributary of the Ouysse. It is long. It flows through the towns of

Gramat Gramat () is a commune in the Lot department in south-western France. Gramat station has rail connections to Brive-la-Gaillarde, Figeac and Rodez. Population Notable person * Julien Bessières (1777–1840), scientist and diplomat, was bor ...

and

Rocamadour Rocamadour (; ''Rocamador'' in Occitan) is a commune in the Lot department in southwestern France. It lies in the former province of Quercy. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France (The Most Beautiful Villages of France) Associati ...

, and joins the Ouysse, itself a left tributary of the

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, downstream of Rocamadour. The valleys of both the Alzou and the Ouysse are deep limestone canyons. Moulin du Saut 2 Stevage

The river once powered the watermill ''moulin du Saut'', whose ruins can be visited on foot. File:Moulin du Saut 1 Stevage.jpg, Inside the ''moulin du Saut'' File:Moulin du Saut 4 Stevage.jpg, An outbuilding of the ''moulin du Saut'' File:Canyon de l'Alzou, entre Gramat et Rocamadour.jpg, View over the Alzou valley

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Rivers of France Rivers of Lot (department) Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub