Oriège
| Oriège | ||
 The river in Orgeix |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : O1020500 | |
| location | France , Occitania region | |
| River system | Garonne | |
| Drain over | Ariège → Garonne → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the parish of Orlu 42 ° 37 ′ 4 ″ N , 1 ° 55 ′ 26 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 2125 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Ax-les-Thermes in the Ariège coordinates: 42 ° 43 ′ 10 ″ N , 1 ° 50 ′ 12 ″ E 42 ° 43 ′ 10 ″ N , 1 ° 50 ′ 12 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 709 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1416 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 64 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 22 km | |
| Flowing lakes | Etang d'en Beys | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lac de Compauleil | |
The Oriège is a mountain river in France that runs in the Ariège department in the Occitanie region . It rises in the Pyrenees , on the southeast flank of the summit Pic d'Étang Foury (2702 m), just north of the Regional Natural Park Pyrénées Catalanes , in the southwestern municipality of Orlu . The Oriège drains in an arc from northeast to northwest and flows into the Ariège as a right tributary after about 22 kilometers in the urban area of Ax-les-Thermes .
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