Gélise

Infobox River | river_name = Gélise


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mouth = Baïse
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basin_countries = France
length = 92 km
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watershed = The Gélise is a tributary of the Baïse River in Gascony, southwestern France.

Etymology

The name Gélise comes from the Aquitanian hydronymic root "Jel", meaning "watercourse."

Geography

The Gélise originates in the Gers "département" at Cahuzères, north of Lupiac, then it flows northwest in the direction of Eauze. It drains the land around Castelnau-d'Auzan, then it flows northeast where it forms the natural boundary between the forest of the Landes of Gascony, the slopes of the Armagnac-Ténarèze.

It unites with the Baïse just after passing the fortified mill of Lavardac in Lot-et-Garonne.

Départements and principal cities

The Gélise passes through the following "départements" and cities:

* Gers: Dému, Eauze
* Lot-et-Garonne: Sos, Poudenas, Mézin, Barbaste

References

*http://www.geoportail.fr
* [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/O6--0330.php?cg=O6--0330 The Gélise at the Sandre database]
* [http://natura2000.environnement.gouv.fr/sites/FR7200741.html The Gélise] (Natura 2000) fr icon