Arros (river)

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Arros
The river in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan

The river in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan

Data
Water code FRQ0-0250
location France , Occitania region
River system Adour
Drain over Adour  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Esparros,
43 ° 0 ′ 4 ″  N , 0 ° 16 ′ 15 ″  E
Source height approx.  586  m
muzzle in the municipality of Termes-d'Armagnac in the Adour coordinates: 43 ° 39 ′ 46 ″  N , 0 ° 1 ′ 42 ″  W 43 ° 39 ′ 46 ″  N , 0 ° 1 ′ 42 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  113  m
Height difference approx. 473 m
Bottom slope approx. 3.6 ‰
length approx. 130 km
Left tributaries Arrêt , Arrêt-Darré
Right tributaries Bouès

The Arros is a river in France that runs in the Occitania region . It rises in the municipality of Esparros , at the Oueil de l'Arros , generally drains in a northerly direction and after around 130 kilometers flows into the Adour as a right tributary in the municipality of Termes-d'Armagnac . On his way he crosses the Hautes-Pyrénées and Gers departments , as well as the historical province of Bigorre .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. Arros at SANDRE (French)