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Échez
River
Maubourguet (Hautes-Pyr, Fr) pont sur l'Echez.JPG
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 /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.

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