France 
In numbers.
2.4m³/s
Average flow
estimate
Feb–May
Best months
751m
Elevation
The water at Cascade de Caraoucou, month by month
It roars from January to May and in November.
The fullest months: from January to May and November.
- 4.1 m³/sJan
- 3.6 m³/sFeb
- 4.2 m³/sMar
- 4.5 m³/sApr
- 4.7 m³/sMay
- 2.8 m³/sJun
- 1.2 m³/sJul
- 0.6 m³/sAug
- 0.9 m³/sSep
- 1.9 m³/sOct
- 3.5 m³/sNov
- 3.2 m³/sDec
From about 0.60 m³/s in the lowest month to 4.7 m³/s in the highest. Best months to go, with plenty of water and pleasant days: from February to May.
Estimate: the timing comes from rain, snowmelt and evaporation (NASA POWER, 1991–2020); the amounts from the river model of HydroATLAS (WaterGAP, 1971–2000). Dams upstream can change the real flow.
Waterfall in France
Cascade de Caraoucou is a waterfall in France.
Getting there.
- Tarascon-sur-Ariègenearest town · 11 km in a straight line
- Parking 180 m awaynearest car park in OpenStreetMap, straight line
- Pirineus - la Seu d'Urgel Airport (LEU)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 49 km in a straight lineCar hire at CCF airport (Carcassonne)Discover Cars · Affiliate link↗
- From February to Maybest months to go (estimate)
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Seen from the sky.
8 × 8 km of cloud-free satellite image, with what OpenStreetMap knows around the falls.
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Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 (EOX, CC BY 4.0), 8 × 8 km, north up. Points © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The line follows the river as mapped in OpenStreetMap; heights from the 30 m Copernicus model, which smooths narrow drops — the published height of the falls is the one above.
Around the falls the river drops 306 m in 1.2 km.
What is around.
- 2viewpoints
- 4waymarked walking routesCamí de l'Últim Càtar, La traversée des Pyrénées - sec.3, Le Chemin des Nobits and 1 more
- 28car parks
- —swimming spots
- 18picnic sites
- 1toilets
- 15information boards and visitor centres
- —bus stops within 1 km
- —other named waterfalls within 4 kmCascade de Capounta
- 5caves
- 6campsitesLa Bexanelle, Camping La Vernière, La Prairie and 3 more
- 8hotels, B&Bs and huts within 6 kmPoint d'accueil randonneurs, Gîte, Gîte Retrouvance de Bertasque and 5 more
- 4restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit, up to 2 km around the falls (unless noted). A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Towns nearby
- Tarascon-sur-Ariège11 km in a straight line
- Mercus-Garrabet15 km in a straight line
- Saint-Paul-de-Jarrat20 km in a straight line
- Montgaillard20 km in a straight line
- Arinsal22 km in a straight line
- Foix23 km in a straight line
- Canillo24 km in a straight line
- Ordino24 km in a straight line
Weather
The weather, month by month.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afternoon °C | 7 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 12 | 8 |
| Night °C | -1 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| Rain & snow (mm) | 86 | 64 | 72 | 83 | 95 | 64 | 54 | 53 | 56 | 70 | 90 | 69 |
| Wet days | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Sun h/day | 2.8 | 4.6 | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| Snow on the ground (cm) | 12 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 11 |
Long-term averages 1991–2020 (NASA POWER) for a cell about 55 km wide. Not a forecast.
Recent years
Wet years and dry years
Rain of each month as a share of the 1991–2020 average. A wet season above 100 % usually means a fuller waterfall.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 89% | 50% | 125% | 126% | 107% | 147% | 71% | 114% | 168% | 183% | 65% | 210% |
| 2021 | 91% | 87% | 26% | 41% | 52% | 133% | 75% | 49% | 137% | 62% | 147% | 140% |
| 2022 | 55% | 35% | 94% | 84% | 28% | 59% | 74% | 82% | 134% | 18% | 130% | 49% |
| 2023 | 101% | 37% | 53% | 59% | 80% | 167% | 80% | 98% | 85% | 83% | 122% | 98% |
| 2024 | 52% | 116% | 117% | 73% | 94% | 93% | 63% | 73% | 165% | 203% | 48% | 86% |
| 2025 | 35% | 17% | 116% | 47% | 42% | 25% | 95% | 86% | 77% | 15% | 45% | 67% |
130% wetter than usual 70% drier than usual
Compare with the waterfalls nearby.
Cascade de Caraoucou
France
- —Height
- 2.4 m³/sAverage flow
- Feb–MayBest months
About these numbers
| Names, height, width, river | Wikidata (Q111207734) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| River flow and catchment | HydroATLAS / RiverATLAS v1.0 (Linke et al. 2019) · CC BY 4.0 |
| Climate | NASA POWER, 1991–2020 |
| Relief, river profile, 3D model | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Paths, viewpoints, parking | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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