Gave de Larrau

Gave de Larrau
In the headwaters of the river
Data
Water code	FR :  Q7-0250
location	France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system	Adour
Drain over	Season  → Gave d'Oloron  → Gaves Réunis  → Adour  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the municipality of Larrau 43 ° 2 ′ 38 ″  N , 1 ° 1 ′ 30 ″  W
Source height	approx.  1166  m
muzzle	Confluence with Gave de Sainte-Engrâce in the municipality of Licq-Athérey and formation of the river Season Coordinates: 43 ° 2 ′ 54 ″  N , 0 ° 53 ′ 10 ″  W, 43 ° 2 ′ 54 ″  N , 0 ° 53 ′ 10 ″  W
Mouth height	approx.  285  m
Height difference	approx. 881 m
Bottom slope	approx. 49 ‰
length	approx. 18 km

The Gave de Larrau is a river in France that runs in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region .

course

It rises near the border with Spain , in the municipality of Larrau , at the Chalets d'Iraty ski station . The source stream is called Izeiko Erreka . The Gave de Larrau first drains to the east and southeast, turns to the northeast at Larrau and after around 18 kilometers in the municipality of Licq-Athérey reaches the Gave de Sainte-Engrâce river , with which it forms the Saison river .

Places on the river

• Larrau

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
3. ↑ Water information system Service d'Administration National des Données et Référentiels sur l'Eau (French) ( information ), accessed on January 27, 2017. The length information cannot be used as the value obviously also includes the course of the river season.