Adour

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Adour
Adour seen from the bridge at Aire-sur-l'Adour
Adour seen from the bridge at Aire-sur-l'Adour
Origin High-Bigorre
Mouth Atlantic Ocean
Basin countries France
Length 335 km
Source elevation 2,200 m
Avg. discharge 150 m³/s
Basin area 16,880 km²
Map of the Adour River
Map of the Adour River

The Adour (Basque: Aturri) is a river in southwestern France, rising in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees) and flowing into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is 335 km long.

[edit] Places along the river

Départements and towns along the river include:

[edit] Tributaries

Tributaries include:

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