Joyeuse (Adour)
Joyeuse Aran |
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Bridge over the Joyeuse at Urt |
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Water code | FR : Q83-0400 | |
location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
River system | Adour | |
Drain over | Adour → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | in the municipality of Hélette 43 ° 17 ′ 48 ″ N , 1 ° 17 ′ 5 ″ W |
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Source height | approx. 640 m | |
muzzle | at Urt in the Adour coordinates: 43 ° 29 ′ 51 ″ N , 1 ° 17 ′ 36 ″ W 43 ° 29 ′ 51 ″ N , 1 ° 17 ′ 36 ″ W |
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Mouth height | approx. 5 m | |
Height difference | approx. 635 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 13 ‰ | |
length | 48 km | |
Left tributaries | Suhihandia |
The Joyeuse (also called Aran ) is a river in France that runs in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department , in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises under the name Ruisseau d'Aïnchartéa in the municipality of Hélette , on the northern flank of Mont Baygoura . The river generally drains north through the French Basque Country and after 48 kilometers flows into the Adour as a left tributary at Urt .
Not to be confused with the Joyeuse river of the same name , which runs in the same region but flows into the Bidouze !
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