Arros (river)
| Arros | |
|---|---|
 The Arros in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Adour |
• coordinates | 43°39′44″N 0°1′41″W / 43.66222°N 0.02806°WCoordinates: 43°39′44″N 0°1′41″W / 43.66222°N 0.02806°W |
| Length | 130 km (81 mi) |
| Basin size | 947 km2 (366 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 9 m3/s (320 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Adour→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Arros (Occitan: Arròs) is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is 130.2 km (80.9 mi) long.[1]
Name[]
The name Arros is based on the root Arr- 'stone' and the suffix -os.
Geography[]
The Arros rises in the , southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, below the (1 921 m).
It flows north through a narrow valley defended by the castle of Mauvezin and the bastide of Tournay. It joins the Adour before it turn west, upstream from Riscle.
Départements and towns[]
- Hautes-Pyrénées: Bourg-de-Bigorre, Tournay, Chelle-Debat
- Gers: Montégut-Arros, Villecomtal-sur-Arros, Plaisance.
Main tributaries[]
- (L) Esqueda, from Banios
- (L) , from Lies
- (L) Arredou, in Tournay
- (L) Arret Daban or Arret Devant,
- (L) Arret Darré, in Gonez
- (R) Bouès, from Capvern
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Categories:
- Tributaries of the Adour
- Rivers of France
- Rivers of Gers
- Rivers of Hautes-Pyrénées
- Rivers of Occitanie