Gave d'Ossau

Gave d'Ossau
The Gave d'Ossau near Eaux-Chaudes
Data
Water code	FR :  Q --- 0150
location	France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system	Adour
Drain over	Gave d'Oloron  → Gaves Réunis  → Adour  → Atlantic Ocean
origin	The confluence of the Gave de Brousset and Gave di Bious at Gabas, in the municipality of Laruns 42 ° 53 ′ 20 ″  N , 0 ° 25 ′ 37 ″  W
Source height	approx.  1000  m
Confluence with Gave d'Aspe	in Oloron-Sainte-Marie and formation of the Gave d'Oloron Coordinates: 43 ° 11 ′ 40 ″  N , 0 ° 36 ′ 28 ″  W 43 ° 11 ′ 40 ″  N , 0 ° 36 ′ 28 ″  W
Mouth height	approx.  220  m
Height difference	approx. 780 m
Bottom slope	approx. 16 ‰
length	49 km
Right tributaries	Soussouéou Gave , Valentin, Canceigt
Small towns	Oloron-Sainte-Marie

The Gave d'Ossau is a river in southwest France that runs in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It is created by the confluence of the Gave de Brousset and Gave de Bious in the village of Gabas , in the municipality of Laruns . This place is located north of the Pic de Midi d'Ossau , about 1000 meters above sea level, on the edge of the Pyrenees National Park . The Gave d'Ossau drains north, flows through the historic province of Béarn and meets the Gave d'Aspe after 49 kilometers in the town of Oloron-Sainte-Marie . Together they form the Gave d'Oloron here .

Places on the river

• Gabas , Laruns community
• Laruns
• Bielle
• Louvie-Juzon
• Arudy
• Oloron-Sainte-Marie

See also

• Gave , explanation of the term

Web links

Commons : Gave d'Ossau  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Site of the Pyrenees National Park

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b} geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
2. ↑ ^{a b} The river does not exist on the website sandre.eaufrance.fr , as the river sequence Gave de Brousset - Gave d'Ossau - Gave d'Oloron is described under the common name Gave d'Oloron . The specified river length was therefore taken from fr.wiki.