Adour

Adour
Adour seen from the bridge at Aire-sur-l'Adour
Origin	High-Bigorre
Mouth	Atlantic Ocean 43°31′46″N 1°31′25″W / 43.52944°N 1.52361°W / 43.52944; -1.52361 (Atlantic Ocean-Adour)Coordinates: 43°31′46″N 1°31′25″W / 43.52944°N 1.52361°W / 43.52944; -1.52361 (Atlantic Ocean-Adour)
Basin countries	France
Length	324 km (201 mi)
Source elevation	2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Avg. discharge	150 m3/s (5,300 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	16,880 km2 (6,520 sq mi)

Map of the Adour River

The Adour (Basque: Aturri) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), at the Col du Tourmalet, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is 324 kilometres (201 mi) long, of which the uppermost 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) as the Adour du Tourmalet. At its final stretch, i.e. on its way through Bayonne and a short extent upstream, the river draws the borderline between the Northern Basque Country and Landes regions.

Places along the river

Départements and towns along the river include:

• Hautes-Pyrénées: Bagnères-de-Bigorre, Tarbes, Maubourguet
• Gers: Riscle
• Landes: Aire-sur-l'Adour, Dax, Tarnos
• Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Bayonne

Tributaries

Tributaries include:

• Échez
• Arros
• Léez
• Gabas
• Midouze
• Louts
• Luy
• Gave de Pau
• Bidouze
• Aran
• Ardanabia
• Nive

References

• The Adour at the Sandre database

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