Uzan (Luy de Béarn)

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Uzan
Data
Water code FRQ3340500
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Adour
Drain over Luy de Béarn  → Luy  → Adour  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the municipal area of Lons
43 ° 20 ′ 23 ″  N , 0 ° 22 ′ 57 ″  W
Source height approx.  205  m
muzzle in the municipality of Uzan in the Luy de Béarn coordinates: 43 ° 28 ′ 50 ″  N , 0 ° 29 ′ 45 ″  W 43 ° 28 ′ 50 ″  N , 0 ° 29 ′ 45 ″  W
Mouth height approx.  103  m
Height difference approx. 102 m
Bottom slope approx. 4.3 ‰
length 24 km
Catchment area 39 km²
Small towns Lons , Lescar

The Uzan is a river in France that runs in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises under the name Louse in the northern agglomeration of Pau , in the municipality of Lons , generally drains north-west to north and after 24 kilometers flows into the Luy de Béarn as a left tributary in the municipality of Uzan .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Uzan from SANDRE (French), accessed on 23 August 2013, rounded to the nearest kilometer.