Gers (river) Facts for Kids

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River
The Gers river in Auch
Country	France
Regions	Occitanie, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers, Lot-et-Garonne
Commune	Lannemezan, Chélan, Panassac, Masseube, Seissan, Pavie, Auch, Preignan, Montestruc-sur-Gers, Fleurance, Lectoure

Tributaries
- left	Sousson, Talouch, Lauze, Auchie
- right	Cier, Arçon, Aulouste
City	Auch


Source
- location	Plateau de Lannemezan, Occitanie, France
- elevation	613 m (2,011 ft)
- coordinates	43°05′57″N 0°23′20″E / 43.09917°N 0.38889°E / 43.09917; 0.38889
Mouth	Garonne
- location	Layrac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
- elevation	45 m (148 ft)
- coordinates	44°08′42″N 0°38′50″E / 44.14500°N 0.64722°E / 44.14500; 0.64722

Length	175.4 km (109 mi)
Basin	1,227 km² (474 sq mi)
Discharge	for Layrac
- average	7.06 m³/s (249 cu ft/s)

The Gers is a French river that flows through the Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers and Lot-et-Garonne departments, in the Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. The Gers department is named after this river.

The river's source is in the Pyrenees and is a left tributary of the Garonne river. In general, it flows from south to north.

Geography

The Gers river has a length of 175.4 km (109.0 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 1,227 km² (474 sq mi).

The source of the Gers is on the Plateau de Lannemezan, in the Lannemezan commune (Hautes-Pyrénées), at an altitude of 613 m (2,011 ft).

The Gers passes through the departments and towns of:

Hautes-Pyrénées : Lannemezan, Monléon-Magnoac
Gers : Chélan, Panassac, Masseube, Seissan, Pavie, Auch, Preignan, Montestruc-sur-Gers, Fleurance, Lectoure
Lot-et-Garonne : Astaffort, Layrac

The Gers river flows through 48 communes and 11 cantons.

Finally, it flows into the Garonne river to the south of Agen (Lot-et-Garonne), in the Layrac commune, at 45 m (148 ft) of altitude.