Arros (river)
The Arros is a river in southwestern France that flows through the Hautes-Pyrénées and Gers departments, in the Occitanie region. The Arros is a right tributary of the Adour river.
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| Length | 130 km (81 mi) |
The valleys of the Arros and of the Adour rivers were part of the Comté de Bigorre ("County of Bigorre"). The valley of the Arros was called the Rivière-Haute ("Upper River") and the valley of the Adour was called the Rivière-Basse ("Lower River").
Geography
The Arros river has a length of 130.2 km (80.9 mi),[1] and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 1,283 km2 (495 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 6.92 m3/s (244 cu ft/s) at Juillac in the Gers department.[2]
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Course
The Arros river starts, an altitude of 586 m (1,922.6 ft), in the Forêt des Baronnies, southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, in the Esparros commune.[3] It then flows from south to north through the Hautes-Pyrénées department. It passes through the towns of Bourg-de-Bigorre, Tournay and Chelle-Debat. It gets in the Gers department and passes through the towns of Montégut-Arros and Villecomtal-sur-Arros.
About 4 km (2.5 mi) from Plaisance, the Arros joins, by its right side, the Adour river at an altitude of 113 m (370.7 ft).[4]
The Arros flows through 55 communes and two of them, both in the Gers department, have the name of the river: Montégut-Arros and Villecomtal-sur-Arros.
Main tributaries
Most of the tributaries of the Arros are small streams; the only important tributaries are:
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Left tributary:
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Right tributary:
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Gallery
Near the source of the Arros.
The upper Arros in a very humid valley.
The Arros in Villecomtal-sur-Arros.
The Arros in Plaisance.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "L'Arros (Q0--0250)" (in français). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "L'Arros à Juillac" (in français). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 1 October 2018. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Source de l'Arros" (in français). Géoportail. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- ↑ "Confluence de l'Arros" (in français). Géoportail. Retrieved 9 June 2017.