Arros (river)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Arros |
| image | Saint-sever 1 arros.jpg |
| image_size | 200px |
| image_caption | The Arros in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan |
| pushpin_map | France#France Occitanie |
| source1_location | Baronnies of Pyrenees |
| mouth_location | Adour |
| mouth_coordinates | |
| progression | |
| subdivision_type1 | Country |
| subdivision_name1 | France |
| length | 130 km |
| discharge1_avg | 9 m3/s |
| basin_size | 947 km2 |
| :: |
| name = Arros | image = Saint-sever 1 arros.jpg | image_size = 200px | image_caption = The Arros in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan | pushpin_map = France#France Occitanie | source1_location = Baronnies of Pyrenees | mouth_location = Adour | mouth_coordinates = | progression = | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = France | length = 130 km | source1_elevation = | discharge1_avg = 9 m3/s | basin_size = 947 km2
The Arros (; ) is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is 130.2 km long.
Name
The name Arros is based on the root Arr- 'stone' and the suffix -os.
Geography
The Arros rises in the Baronnies of Pyrenees, southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, below the Signal de Bassia (1 921 m).
It flows north through a narrow valley defended by the castle of Mauvezin and the bastide of Tournay. It joins the Adour before it turn west, upstream from Riscle.
Départements and towns
- Hautes-Pyrénées: Bourg-de-Bigorre, Tournay, Chelle-Debat
- Gers: Montégut-Arros, Villecomtal-sur-Arros, Plaisance.
Main tributaries
- (L) Esqueda, from Banios
- (L) Luz, from Lies
- (L) Arredou, in Tournay
- (L) Arret Daban or Arret Devant,
- (L) Arret Darré, in Gonez
- (R) Bouès, from Capvern
References
References
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