Ariège (river) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ariège |
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 Ariège river in Tarascon-sur-Ariège
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| Countries | Andorra, France |
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| Region | Occitanie |
| Departments | Pyrénées-Orientales, Ariège, Haute-Garonne |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Aston, Vicdessos, Courbière, Lèze |
| - right | Oriège, Lauze, Crieu, Hers-Vif, Aïse |
| Cities | Foix, Pamiers |
| Source | Lac Noire, Pyrenees |
| - location | Porta, Pyrénées-Orientales, France |
| - elevation | 2,470 m (8,104 ft) |
| - coordinates | 42°31′9″N 1°44′21″E / 42.51917°N 1.73917°E |
| Confluence | Garonne |
| - location | Portet-sur-Garonne, Haute-Garonne, France |
| - elevation | 140 m (459 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°31′2″N 1°24′36″E / 43.51722°N 1.41000°E |
| Length | 163.2 km (101 mi) |
| Basin | 4,135 km² (1,597 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Pinsaguel |
| - average | 76.4 m³/s (2,698 cu ft/s) |
The Ariège (Catalan: Arieja; Occitan: Arièja) is a 163 km long river in the south of France and a right tributary of the Garonne. The Ariège department is named after this river.
Geography
The Ariège river is 163.2 km (101.4 mi) long with a drainage basin of 4,135 km2 (1,597 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 76.4 m3/s (2,700 cu ft/s) at Pinsaguel, near the confluence with the Garonne, in the Haute-Garonne department, for a period of 30 years.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Pinsaguel
Course
The source of the Ariège is in the Lac of Font Nègre, at the Pyrenees on the border between France and Andorra, just south of Pas de la Casa (Andorra) on the western side of the Pics Orientaux de Font Nègre, in the commune of Porta, Pyrénées-Orientales department, at an altitude of about 2,470 m (8,104 ft).
In its first part, it flows to the north, forming the border between France and Andorra, up to Pas de la Casa, and then turns to the north-east.
After flowing through the Ariège plain, the river gets out of the department of Ariège and into the department of Haute-Garonne and, finally, joins the Garonne river at Portet-sur-Garonne, near the city of Toulouse.
The Ariège flows to the northeast, in general, and passes through the following regions, departments and communes:
Andorra
France
- Occitanie region
- Pyrénées-Orientales : Porta, Porté-Puymorens
- Ariège : L'Hospitalet-près-l'Andorre, Ax-les-Thermes, Les Cabannes, Tarascon-sur-Ariège, Montgaillard, Foix, Varilhes, Pamiers, Saverdun
- Haute-Garonne : Cintegabelle, Auterive, Venerque, Labarthe-sur-Lèze, Pins-Justaret, Pinsaguel
The Ariège river flows through a total of 58 communes.
Finally, it flows, as a right tributary into the Garonne at Portet-sur-Garonne, in the Haute-Garonne department to the south of Toulouse, at 140 m (459 ft) of altitude.
Main tributaries
Some of the tributaries are:
- Right tributaries:
- Oriège (21 km); its source is on the northern side of the peak Carlit and flows into the Ariége at Ax-les-Thermes.
- Lauze (14 km).
- Hers-Vif or Hers (130 km). It is the tributary more important of the Ariége; it joins the Ariége at Cintegabelle (Haute-Garonne).
- Aïse (29 km).
- Left tributaries
Gallery
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The Ariège near Ax-les-Thermes.
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The Ariège river in Tarascon-sur-Ariège.
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The Ariège in Foix.
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The Ariège in Foix.
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Confluence Ariège-Garonne.
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Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Río Ariège para niños
