- Gave de Pau
Infobox River | river_name = Gave de Pau
caption = Gave de Pau inOrthez .
origin =Pyrenees
mouth =Adour
coord|43|32|46|N|1|11|41|W|name=Adour-Gave de Pau|display=inline,title
basin_countries =France
length = 193 km
elevation =
discharge = 82 m³/s
watershed = 5,200 km²The Gave de Pau is ariver of south-westernFrance , left tributary of theAdour . It takes its name from the city Pau. Its length is 180 km. Its source is in thePyrenees mountains, in theCirque de Gavarnie . The Gave de Pau receives its main tributary, theGave d'Oloron inPeyrehorade . The 10 km stretch between the mouth of the Gave d'Oloron and the confluence with the Adour is called "Gaves Réunis" (united Gaves).The Gave de Pau flows through the following "départements" and towns:
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Hautes-Pyrénées :Argelès-Gazost ,Lourdes .
*Pyrénées-Atlantiques : Pau,Orthez .
* Landes:Peyrehorade .References
*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/Q---0100.php?cg=Q---0100 The Gave de Pau at the Sandre database]
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