Ger (Garonne)
Ger | ||
Watermill at Aspet |
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Data | ||
Water code | FR : 02-0400 | |
location | France , Occitania region | |
River system | Garonne | |
Drain over | Garonne → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Melles 42 ° 52 ′ 24 ″ N , 0 ° 49 ′ 58 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 2030 m | |
muzzle | in the municipality of Pointis-Inard in the Garonne Coordinates: 43 ° 5 ′ 33 ″ N , 0 ° 49 ′ 37 ″ E 43 ° 5 ′ 33 ″ N , 0 ° 49 ′ 37 ″ E |
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Mouth height | approx. 320 m | |
Height difference | approx. 1710 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 46 ‰ | |
length | 37 km | |
Left tributaries | job |
The Ger is a river in France that runs in the Haute-Garonne department in the Occitania region . It rises in the Pyrenees , on the northwest flank of the Cap de Gauch summit (2147 m), in the municipality of Melles . The source lies just outside the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park and is only about five kilometers from the border with Spain . The river generally drains in a northerly direction through the historic province of Comminges and flows into the Garonne as a right tributary after 37 kilometers in the municipality of Pointis-Inard .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Ger at SANDRE (French), accessed on June 18, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.