Gestas (Dordogne)
| Gestas | ||
.JPG) The river at Veyres |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : P9010500 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
| River system | Dordogne | |
| Drain over | Dordogne → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of La Sauve 44 ° 47 ′ 11 ″ N , 0 ° 18 ′ 14 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 70 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Vayres in the Dordogne coordinates: 44 ° 54 ′ 10 ″ N , 0 ° 18 ′ 55 ″ W 44 ° 54 ′ 10 ″ N , 0 ° 18 ′ 55 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 4 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 66 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 3.5 ‰ | |
| length | 19 km | |
| Catchment area | 72 km² | |
The Gestas is a small river in France that runs in the Gironde department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the northern municipality of La Sauve , drains in an arc from northwest over north to northeast and flows after 19 kilometers in the municipality of Vayres as a left tributary into the Dordogne . On its way, the Gestas crosses the Entre deux mers wine-growing region between the Garonne and Dordogne rivers .
Places on the river
Attractions
The entire course of the river, including the bank zones, is registered as a Natura 2000 protection zone under code FR7200803.
Web links
Commons : Gestas - collection of images, videos and audio files
Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.fr (1: 32,000)
- ↑ estuary geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Gestas from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 5, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ Natura 2000 Register