- Gabas River
Infobox River | river_name = Gabas
caption =
origin = Plateau of Ger
mouth =Adour
coord|43|45|41|N|0|42|9|W|name=Adour-Louts|display=inline,title
basin_countries =France
length = 117 km
elevation =
discharge =
watershed =The Gabas, is a left tributary of the
Adour , in the Landes, in the Southwest ofFrance .Name
The name "Gabas" is derived from the word gave. The river was known as the "fluvius gavasensis" in 982 [cartulary of Saint-Sever.] .
A tributary of the
Léez is named the "Gabassot", anhypocoristic of "Gabas".Geography
The Gabas rises in the plateau of Ger in the north of
Lourdes , as the union of the "Gabastou" and the "Honrède". It flows north-west like the neighboring rivers: theLuy , the Uzan and the Ousse.The Gabas crosses the
Tursan , in the Landes. It flows into theAdour inToulouzette , downstream fromSaint-Sever .A dam of 20 million m³ was built in its upper course to regulate lowest water level.
Main tributaries
* (R) the "Bayle" from Lourenties
* (R) the "Bas", fromGeaune
** (R) the "Lescoû", fromSaint-Loubouer
** (L) the "Petit Bas", fromPimbo
* (L) the "Laudon", fromHagetmau References
*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/Q13-0400.php?cg=Q13-0400 The Gabas at the Sandre database]
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