Suhihandia
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| Water code | FR : Q8340500 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
| River system | Adour | |
| Drain over | Joyeuse → Adour → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Hasparren 43 ° 22 ′ 49 ″ N , 1 ° 20 ′ 52 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 145 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Urt in the Joyeuse coordinates: 43 ° 28 ′ 46 ″ N , 1 ° 16 ′ 12 ″ W 43 ° 28 ′ 46 ″ N , 1 ° 16 ′ 12 ″ W |
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| Mouth height | approx. 2 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 143 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 6.8 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 21 km | |
| Left tributaries | Marmaroko Erreka | |
| Small towns | Hasparren | |
The Suhihandia is a river in France that runs in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises under the name Ebasuneko Erreka near the hamlet of Piapotenea , in the western municipality of Hasparren , generally drains in a north-easterly direction and after around 21 kilometers flows into the Joyeuse as a left tributary in the municipality of Urt , which is sometimes also referred to as the Aran . In its lower reaches, the Suhihandia is accompanied by the A64 motorway .
Name of the river
The river changes its name several times in its course. These are (seen in the direction of flow)
- Ebasuneko Erreka
- Mendihaltzuko Erreka
- Suhihandia
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- Saint Martin Harriague , Hasparren parish
- Hasparren
- Aldabidea , Hasparren Parish
- Uhagunea , Briscous parish
- Behereko Eihera , Briscous parish
- Le Bedat , municipality of Urt