Neste (river)

Neste
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°E / 43.07528; 0.56583 (Garonne-Neste)Coordinates: 43°4′31″N 0°33′57″E / 43.07528°N 0.56583°E / 43.07528; 0.56583 (Garonne-Neste)
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:

• Hautes-Pyrénées: Saint-Lary-Soulan, Arreau, La Barthe-de-Neste
• Haute-Garonne: Montréjeau

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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• http://www.geoportail.fr