Adour

For the turbine engine, see Rolls-Royce Turbomeca Adour.
Adour
Adour seen from the bridge at Aire-sur-l'Adour
Adour River watershed (Interactive map)
Native nameL'Adour (French)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationHigh-Bigorre
 • elevation2,200 m (7,200 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Atlantic Ocean
 • coordinates
43°31′46″N 1°31′25″W / 43.52944°N 1.52361°W / 43.52944; -1.52361
Length308 km (191 mi)
Basin size16,880 km2 (6,520 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average150 m3/s (5,300 cu ft/s)
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The Adour (French pronunciation: [aduʁ] ⓘ; Basque: Aturri; Occitan: Ador) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is 308.3 kilometres (191.6 mi) long,[1] of which the uppermost ca. 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) is known as the Adour de Payolle. At its final stretch, i.e. on its way through Bayonne and a short extent upstream, the river draws the border between the Northern Basque Country and Landes regions.

Places along the river

Départements and towns along the river include:

Tributaries

a scow on the Adour in Bayonne in 1843 by Eugène de Malbos.

The main tributaries of the Adour are, from source to mouth:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Adour (Q---0000)".
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