Ariège

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Ariège
The river in Tarascon-sur-Ariège

The river in Tarascon-sur-Ariège

Data
Water code FR :  01-0250
location France , Occitania region
River system Garonne
Drain over Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Porta , border with Andorra
42 ° 31 ′ 9 ″  N , 1 ° 44 ′ 21 ″  E
Source height approx.  2470  m
muzzle opposite Portet-sur-Garonne in the Garonne Coordinates: 43 ° 31 '2 "  N , 1 ° 24' 36"  E 43 ° 31 '2 "  N , 1 ° 24' 36"  E
Mouth height approx.  140  m
Height difference approx. 2330 m
Bottom slope approx. 14 ‰
length 163 km
Catchment area 4135 km²
Drain MQ
 76 m³ / s
Small towns Foix , Pamiers , Auterive

The Ariège is a river in the south of France , in the Occitanie region , with a length of 163 kilometers. It rises in the Pyrenees on the border with Andorra , just south of the Pas de la Casa and flows into the Garonne as a right tributary in the Haute-Garonne department opposite Portet-sur-Garonne near Toulouse . Its catchment area covers 4,135 km², the mean flow rate is 65 m³ / s.

The Ariège department was named after this river.

course

The river initially flows north-northeast, then makes a bend to the northwest at Ax-les-Thermes and then turns almost constantly north from Tarascon-sur-Ariège to its mouth. The European Route 09 follows the entire course of the Ariege times left- times rechtsuferig. The Ariège passes the famous Grotte de Niaux in the canton of Tarascon-sur-Ariège .

Places on the river

The Ariège flows through the following cities and departments:

Tributaries

tourism

The Ariège is used by the population and as part of tourism for: canoeing and kayaking, rafting , sport fishing and angling, hydrospeed .

Web links

Commons : Ariège  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Ariège at SANDRE (French), accessed on December 15, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ Banque Hydro - Station O1882510 L'Ariège à Pinsaguel Lacroix-Falgarde (menu item: Synthèse)