Eyre (river)
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Eyre Grande Leyre |
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 The catchment area of the river |
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| Water code | FR : S2-0250 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
| River system | Eyre | |
| source | in the municipality of Luglon 44 ° 4 ′ 10 ″ N , 0 ° 42 ′ 48 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 93 m | |
| muzzle | on the municipal boundary of Le Teich and Biganos in the Bassin d'Arcachon Coordinates: 44 ° 38 ′ 54 ″ N , 1 ° 0 ′ 17 ″ W, 44 ° 38 ′ 54 ″ N , 1 ° 0 ′ 17 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 93 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 0.8 ‰ | |
| length | 116 km | |
| Right tributaries | Escamat , Petite Leyre , Castera , Lacanau | |
 The river at Mios |
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The Eyre (sometimes called Leyre or Grande Leyre ) is a coastal river in France that runs in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . The name of their lower reaches Eyre corresponds to popular usage. The form Leyre comes from a fusion of the French article with the actual name ( L'Eyre ) through poor grammatical analyzes by earlier geographers.
geography
The river has its source as Grande Leyre in the municipality of Luglon and generally drains in a north-westerly direction. The Petite Leyre flows north of Moustey from the right . From here the river bears the name Eyre (Leyre) and after a total of 116 kilometers it finally flows into the Bassin d'Arcachon , a bay in the Atlantic, at the municipal boundary of Le Teich and Biganos . Its river delta , with an area of around 3000 hectares, forms the ornithological park of Le Teich. The catchment area of the Eyre essentially corresponds to the Landes de Gascogne Regional Nature Park . Their banks are lined with a dense deciduous forest in the lower reaches, which forms an interesting contrast to the maritime pines that are widely planted in the entire area . The river is often used here for canoeing . On its way, the Eyre crosses the Landes and Gironde departments .
