Lez (salad)

Lez
The lez at Engomer
Data
Water code	FR :  04-0400
location	France , Occitania region
River system	Garonne
Drain over	Salad  → Garonne  → Atlantic Ocean
source	in the Pyrenees , in the municipality of Sentein 42 ° 48 '5 "  N , 0 ° 54' 37"  O
Source height	approx.  2316  m
muzzle	in the local area of Saint-Girons in the Salat Coordinates: 42 ° 59 ′ 13 ″  N , 1 ° 8 ′ 30 ″  E 42 ° 59 ′ 13 ″  N , 1 ° 8 ′ 30 ″  E
Mouth height	approx.  385  m
Height difference	approx. 1931 m
Bottom slope	approx. 54 ‰
length	35.8 km
Left tributaries	Bouigane
Right tributaries	Ribérot

The Lez is a river in southern France that runs in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region .

course

The Lez rises under the name Ruisseau de Tartereau on the north side of the Pyrenees , east of the Pic de Tartereau , in the municipality of Sentein . It generally flows in a north-easterly direction, crosses the Pyrénées Ariégeoises Regional Nature Park and flows into the Salat as a left tributary after about 36 km in the local area of Saint-Girons .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

• Sentein
• Les Bordes-sur-Lez
• Castillon-en-Couserans
• Engomer
• Moulis
• Saint-Girons

Web links

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

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 16, 2019.