Douze
Douze | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Gers |
Mouth | |
• location | Midouze |
• coordinates | 43°53′29″N 0°30′9″W / 43.89139°N 0.50250°WCoordinates: 43°53′29″N 0°30′9″W / 43.89139°N 0.50250°W |
Length | 124 km (77 mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Midouze→ Adour→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Douze (/duz/, Occitan: Dosa) is the right source river of the Midouze, in the Landes, in the southwest of France. It is 123.5 km (76.7 mi) long.[1]
Geography[]
The Douze rises in Armagnac, in the Gers département. It joins the Midou in Mont-de-Marsan to constitute the Midouze, a tributary of the Adour.
Départements and towns[]
- Gers: Peyrusse-Grande, Espas, Manciet, Cazaubon.
- Landes: Labastide-d'Armagnac, Saint Justin, Roquefort.
Main tributaries[]
- (R) Estampon, in Roquefort.
- (R) Gouaneyre.
References[]
External links[]
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Categories:
- Tributaries of the Adour
- Rivers of France
- Rivers of Gers
- Rivers of Landes (department)
- Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Rivers of Occitanie
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine geography stubs
- Occitanie geography stubs
- France river stubs