The Tescou () is a tributary of the Tarn in the basin of the Garonne in southern France. It flows through the departments of Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne and Haute-Garonne.
The source is near Gaillac in the Massif Central, and its confluence with the Tarn is near Montauban in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie administrative region.
In 2014 construction work began on the Sivens Dam (Barrage de Sivens), to supply irrigation for local farms.Le Figaro, 27 Feb 2014, Barrage/Tarn : expulsion des opposantsLibération, 2 May 2014, À Sivens, un autre Dame-des-LandesLa Dépêche du Midi 31 August 2014, Semaine cruciale à Sivens pour le projet de barrage
On 25 October 2014, Rémi Fraisse, a 21-year-old student protesting against the Sivens Dam 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
References
External links
French Waterways - The Tarn Navigation guide to the lower 40 km. http://www.gorgesdutarn.net/?lang=en