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Garonne

American

[ga-rawn] / gaˈrɔn /

noun

a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.

Garonne British

/ ɡarɔn /

noun

a river in SW France, rising in the central Pyrenees in Spain and flowing northeast then northwest into the Gironde estuary. Length: 580 km (360 miles)

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The heatwave also meant a nuclear power plant in southwest France had to be shut down on Monday night because water temperatures in the River Garonne were set to reach 28C on Tuesday.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

The Golfech plant near Toulouse is cooled by the Garonne river but the water had warmed beyond the safe level of 28C, she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

As the effects of global warming are set to intensify in coming decades, warmer and drier seasons will become more common, the head of the public Upstream Garonne River Interdepartmental Delegation, Franck Solacroup, said.

From Reuters ● Mar. 17, 2023

Tiny Domaine de Galouchey is situated between the Garonne and the Dordogne rivers.

From New York Times ● Mar. 31, 2022

The Garonne, the last of the four great rivers of France, is the least interesting.

From France by Home, Gordon Cochrane

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