Midouze

Midouze
Confluence of the Douze and the Midou in Mont-de-Marsan.
Origin	Midou + Douze
Mouth	Adour 43°48′1″N 0°51′39″W / 43.80028°N 0.86083°W / 43.80028; -0.86083 (Adour-Midouze)Coordinates: 43°48′1″N 0°51′39″W / 43.80028°N 0.86083°W / 43.80028; -0.86083 (Adour-Midouze)
Basin countries	France
Length	43 (+ 108) km
Avg. discharge	20.5 m³/s
Basin area	3 590 km²

The Midouze (Occitan: Midosa), is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France.

Name

The name Midouze is a portmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, the Midou and the Douze.

Geography

The Midouze is the union of the Midou (or Midour) and the Douze. These two rivers rise in the Gers département (in the historical region of Armagnac) and join in Mont-de-Marsan. After a course of 43 km, the Midouze flows into the Adour downstream from Tartas. It has a length of 151 km from the source of the Midou.

Départements and towns

• Landes : Mont-de-Marsan, Tartas

Main tributaries

• (R) Estrigon, from Labrit.
• (R) Bez (Midouze), from Morcenx.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Midouze at the Sandre database