Gabas
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| Gabas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Plateau of Ger |
| Mouth | Adour |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 117 km |
The Gabas, is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France.
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[edit] Name
The name Gabas is derived from the word gave. The river was known as the fluvius gavasensis in 982[1].
A tributary of the Léez is named the Gabassot, an hypocoristic of Gabas.
[edit] Geography
The Gabas rises in the plateau of Ger in the north of Lourdes, as the union of the Gabastou and the Honrède. It flows north-west like the neighboring rivers: the Luy, the Uzan and the Ousse.
The gabas crosses the Tursan, in the Landes. It flows into the Adour in Toulouzette, downstream from Saint-Sever.
A dam of 20 million m³ was built in its upper course to regulate lowest water level.
[edit] Main tributaries
- (R) the Bayle from Lourenties
- (R) the Bas, from Geaune
- (R) the Lescoû, from Saint-Loubouer
- (L) the Petit Bas, from Pimbo
- (L) the Laudon, from Hagetmau
[edit] Notes
- ^ cartulary of Saint-Sever.
