- Bidouze
Infobox River | river_name = Bidouze
caption =
origin =Arbailles
mouth =Adour
coord|43|31|52|N|1|12|48|W|name=Adour-Bidouze|display=inline,title
basin_countries =France
length = 82 km
elevation =
discharge =
watershed =The Bidouze [or "Bidouse", "Bedose", "Bidose" (1316), "Bidoze"] , is a left tributary of the
Adour , in theFrench Basque Country (Pyrénées-Atlantiques ), in the Southwest ofFrance .Geography
The Bidouze rises at the base of "Eltzarreko Ordokia" in the
Arbailles massif. It drains the east of theLower Navarre , crossing Saint-Palais (the main town). Then it flows into theAdour inGuiche .Name
The name of the Bidouze can be compared with other Aquitanian placenames as "Vidouze" (in the northeast of the
Hautes-Pyrénées ), "Bedous" or "Bidos" (both in theAspe Valley )…Départements and towns
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Pyrénées-Atlantiques :Larceveau , Saint-Palais, Came,Bidache ,Guiche .Main tributaries
* (L) "Hoztako ur handia", from Hosta
* (L) "Laminosina", fromIbarrolle
* (L) "Artikaiteko erreka", from Utziate
* (R) "Babatzeko erreka", fromJuxue
* (R) "Izpatxuriko erreka", union of "Pagolako uhaitza" and "Lambarreko erreka"
* (L) Joyeuse, fromIholdy
* (R) "Azkabi", fromLohitzun
* (R) "Ehulondo", fromBerraute
* (L) "Mihurrieta", fromBéguios
* (R) "Lauhirasse", fromSussaute
* (L) "Ihiburu > Lihoury" ["Ihiburu" means 'end of the rushes'; the name known a long drift: "Hiburi, Hihouri" and "Lihoury" by agglutination of the romance article.] , union of 3 small rivers: "Apʰatarena" [Paul Raymond, Dictionnaire topographique du département desBasses-Pyrénées , 1863.] "(Patarena)", "La Harane" [La Haranne on the map of cassini; from basque "Harana" 'the valley'.] and "Arbelua > Arbéroue" ["Arbeloa" in 1264; the basque strong -L- becomes regularly -r- ingascon : Arberoa / Arbéroue.] .References and notes
*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/Q8--0250.php?cg=Q8--0250 The Bidouze at the Sandre database]
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