Échez facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Échez
River
The Échez river at Maubourguet
Country	France
Region	Occitanie
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées
Communes	Les Angles, Arcizac-ez-Angles, Orincles, Bénac, Juillan, Tarbes, Bordères-sur-l’Échez, Oursbelille, Vic-en-Bigorre, Maubourguet
Tributaries
- left	Geune, Souy, Géline, Lis
- right	Aube, Gespe
Cities	Tarbes, Vic-en-Bigorre
Source	Pic de la Clique
- location	Germs-sur-l’Oussouet, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
- elevation	850 m (2,789 ft)
- coordinates	43°03′08.3″N 0°03′14.4″E / 43.052306°N 0.054000°E / 43.052306; 0.054000
Mouth	Adour
- location	Maubourguet, Hautes-Pyrénées, France
- elevation	172 m (564 ft)
- coordinates	43°28′26″N 0°01′52.7″E / 43.47389°N 0.031306°E / 43.47389; 0.031306
Length	64.1 km (40 mi)
Basin	411 km² (159 sq mi)
Discharge	for Bordères-sur-l’Échez
- average	3 m³/s (106 cu ft/s)

The Échez is a river in southwestern France that flows through in the Occitanie region.

It is a left tributary of the Adour river, in the French department of Hautes-Pyrénées.

Geography

The Échez river has a length of 64.1 km (40 mi), and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 411 km² (159 sq mi).

Course

The Échez river is born at the foot of the Pic de la Clique mountain (in the commune Germs-sur-l’Oussouet to the east of Lourdes), then if flows to the north, flowing through the western side of the city of Tarbes and of the valley of the Adour river. It joins the Adour as a left tributary in Maubourget.

Tributaries of the Échez

Some of the important tributaries of the Échez are:

Left tributaries:

• Geune; 10.6 km;
• Géline; 7.2 km;
• Souy; 25.8 km;
• Lis; 29.6 km;

Right tributaries:

• Aube; 9.1 km;
• Gespe; 9.1 km;

Towns along the river

The Échez river flows only in the Hautes-Pyrénées department; it flows through the cities and towns Les Angles, Arcizac-ez-Angles, Escoubès-Pouts, Orincles, Barry, Bénac, Louey, Juillan, Tarbes, Bordères-sur-l'Échez, Oursbelille, Bazet, Andrest Vic-en-Bigorre, Nouilhan, Maubourguet.

Gallery

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  The Échez river at Les Angles

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  Saint-Vincent bridg, Orincles

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  The Échez river at Maubourguet

Related pages

• List of rivers of France