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Uhabia

Coordinates: 43°25′56″N 1°35′59″W / 43.43222°N 1.59972°W / 43.43222; -1.59972
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Uhabia
The Uhabia in Bidart
Uhabia is located in France
Uhabia
Uhabia is located in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Uhabia
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationWoods of Ustaritz
Mouth 
 • location
Bay of Biscay
 • coordinates
43°25′56″N 1°35′59″W / 43.43222°N 1.59972°W / 43.43222; -1.59972
Length15 km (9 mi)

The Uhabia or Ouhabia is a coastal river of the French Basque Country, in Aquitaine, southwest France. It is 15.1 km (9.4 mi) long.[1]

Geography

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Bidart, the Mill of Bassilour (1741) on the Uhabia
The estuary of the Uhabia

It rises at Goizbide in the woods above Ustaritz and Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, where it is known as the Apalagako erreka. It collects waters from the Alhorgako Erreka and drains the plain of Belhardi in the north of Ahetze, before flowing into the Bay of Biscay in Bidart.

Name

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Its name Uhabia is the regular evolution of ur habia, that can be translated as "course of the water".

Main tributaries

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  • Barrandiko Erreka, from Othe Xuria
  • Alhorgako Erreka, from Zirikolatz

Départements and towns

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References

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  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Fleuve Uhabia (S50-0400)".