Neste (river)
Neste | |
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La Neste d'Aure (right) and la Neste du Louron (left) join to form la Neste, at Arreau. | |
Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Pyrenees |
Mouth | |
• location | Garonne |
• coordinates | 43°4′31″N 0°33′57″E / 43.07528°N 0.56583°ECoordinates: 43°4′31″N 0°33′57″E / 43.07528°N 0.56583°E |
Length | 73 km (45 mi) |
Basin size | 906 km2 (350 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 13 m3/s (460 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Neste (French pronunciation: [nɛst]; Occitan: Nestés) is a river in southern France, a left tributary of the Garonne. It is 73.1 km (45.4 mi) long.[1] It rises from several sources around Saint-Lary-Soulan, central Pyrenees and flows through the following departments and towns:
Two rivers, the Neste d'Aure and the Neste du Louron, join to form the Neste at Arreau. The Neste flows into the Garonne in Montréjeau.
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Categories:
- Tributaries of the Garonne
- Rivers of France
- Rivers of Occitanie
- Rivers of Hautes-Pyrénées
- Rivers of Haute-Garonne
- France river stubs