Joyeuse (Adour)

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Joyeuse
Aran
Bridge over the Joyeuse at Urt

Bridge over the Joyeuse at Urt

Data
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
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
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 !

Places on the river

Web links

Commons : Joyeuse  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Joyeuse from SANDRE (French), accessed on September 2, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.