Petite Baïse
Appearance
Petite Baïse | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Lannemezan |
• coordinates | 43°06′28″N 00°23′00″E / 43.10778°N 0.38333°E |
• elevation | 615 m (2,018 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Baïse |
• coordinates | 43°35′16″N 00°24′40″E / 43.58778°N 0.41111°E |
• elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
Length | 75.0 km (46.6 mi) |
Basin size | 210 km2 (81 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 2.39 m3/s (84 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Baïse→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Petite Baïse (French pronunciation: [pətit ba.iz], literally Little Baïse; Occitan: Petita Baïsa) is a 75.0 km (46.6 mi) long river in the Hautes-Pyrénées and Gers départements, southwestern France.[1] Its source is in Lannemezan, on the plateau de Lannemezan. It flows generally north. It is a right tributary of the Baïse into which it flows in l'Isle-de-Noé.
Départements and communes along its course
[edit]This list is ordered from source to mouth:
- Hautes-Pyrénées: Lannemezan, Clarens, Campistrous, Galez, Galan, Sabarros, Tournous-Devant, Vieuzos, Betpouey, Hachan, Puntous, Guizerix
- Gers: Saint-Ost, Ponsan-Soubiran, Aujan-Mournède, Viozan, Lagarde-Hachan, Sauviac, Saint-Élix-Theux, Moncassin, Belloc-Saint-Clamens, Saint-Médard, Idrac-Respaillès, Miramont-d'Astarac, Lamazère, L'Isle-de-Noé
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