The Alzou is a short

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in the

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département, southern

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, a right tributary of the

Ouysse The Ouysse () is an approximately long river in the Lot (department) department, south-central France. Its source is near the small town Lacapelle-Marival. It flows west to the village Thémines, from where it continues as a subterranean river t ...

. It is long. It flows through the towns Gramat and Rocamadour, 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