Estampon

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Estampon
The Estampon at Roquefort

The Estampon at Roquefort

Data
Water code FR :  Q23-0400
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitania regions
River system Adour
Drain over Douze  → Midouze  → Adour  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the parish of Parleboscq
43 ° 57 ′ 24 ″  N , 0 ° 0 ′ 21 ″  E
Source height approx.  150  m
muzzle in Roquefort in the Douze coordinates: 44 ° 1 ′ 58 "  N , 0 ° 19 ′ 29"  W 44 ° 1 ′ 58 "  N , 0 ° 19 ′ 29"  W
Mouth height approx.  54  m
Height difference approx. 96 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.8 ‰
length approx. 52 km
Left tributaries Launet
Right tributaries Vialote, Lugaut

The Estampon is a river in France that runs mainly in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in Gabardan , a landscape in the historical province of Armagnac , in the municipality of Parleboscq . The Estampon drains an abundance of small watercourses in its upper course under the name Grand Canal du Marais , initially flowing in a north-westerly direction, then turning to west and south-west and after a total of around 52 kilometers flows into Roquefort as a right tributary into the Douze . On its way, the Estampon crosses the Landes department and briefly touches the neighboring Gers department in the Occitania region .

Places on the river

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr 1: 16,000
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Estampon at SANDRE (French), accessed on March 17, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.