Hérault river
Also known as: L'Hérault
The Hérault (also known as L'Hérault) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-07, the Hérault was flowing at about 73.352 m³/s at the La Vis à Saint-Laurent-le-Minier - Pont de la mine gauge.
- Canonical name
- Hérault
- Local names / aliases
- L'Hérault
- Countries
- France
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 2,621 km²
- Mapped river length
- 96.7 km
- Gauging stations
- 8
- Latest measured discharge
- 73.352 m³/s (La Vis à Saint-Laurent-le-Minier - Pont de la mine, 2026-10-07)
Gauging stations on the Hérault
The following 8 gauging stations report discharge for the Hérault, ordered downstream (largest catchment first). Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).
| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Vis à Saint-Laurent-le-Minier - Pont de la mine | France | 73.352 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.936, 3.673 | source | |
| L'Hérault à Ganges | France | 8.923 | Much below normal51% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.932, 3.702 | source | |
| L'Hérault à Laroque | France | 163.7 | Much above normal706% above the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.915, 3.736 | source | |
| L'Hérault à Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert [La Combe du Corps] | France | 26.276 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.749, 3.599 | source | |
| L'Hérault à Gignac - Aval | France | 199.1 | Much above normal569% above the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.652, 3.535 | source | |
| L'Hérault à Aspiran | France | 291.2 | Much above normal713% above the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.57, 3.47 | source | |
| L'Hérault à Montagnac | France | 243.1 | Much above normal954% above the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.476, 3.444 | source | |
| L'Hérault à Agde - Ecluse de Prades | France | 196 | Much above normal514% above the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.326, 3.478 | source |
Related rivers
Data, sources & timestamps
Geometry is the HydroRIVERS network (HydroSHEDS): European reaches with at least 500 km² of upstream catchment, merged into chains between confluences. Flow direction comes from the network itself; river names are the canonical English label joined from provider metadata and Natural Earth, with local-language aliases retained.
Discharge is normalised observed streamflow from official national hydrology providers, measured where a gauge sits on the river and interpolated between gauges. Pale/estimated values are derived from drainage area × the local specific discharge of nearby gauges and are never presented as measurements.