Douze

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Douze
The Douze in Roquefort

The Douze in Roquefort

Data
Water code FR :  Q2-0290
location France , Occitania and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions
River system Adour
Drain over Midouze  → Adour  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipality of Gazax-et-Baccarisse
43 ° 35 ′ 47 ″  N , 0 ° 11 ′ 53 ″  E
Source height approx.  260  m
Confluence with Midou in the urban area of Mont-de-Marsan and the formation of the Midouze River Coordinates: 43 ° 53 ′ 29 ″  N , 0 ° 30 ′ 9 ″  W 43 ° 53 ′ 29 ″  N , 0 ° 30 ′ 9 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  28  m
Height difference approx. 232 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.9 ‰
length 124 km
Right tributaries Estampon , Gouaneyre
Reservoirs flowed through Lac de Saint-Jean , Etang de Moura
Medium-sized cities Mont-de-Marsan

The Douze (also: Doulouze ) is a river in France that runs in the regions of Occitania and Nouvelle-Aquitaine . It rises in the municipality of Gazax-et-Baccarisse and drains initially in a north-westerly and later in a south-westerly direction through the historic province of Armagnac . After 124 kilometers, it joins the Midou River in the urban area of Mont-de-Marsan to form the Midouze River . On her way she crosses the Gers and Landes departments .

Places on the river

Web links

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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the relevant website sandre.eaufrance.fr , accessed on September 1, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.