The Échez is a river in southwestern France that flows through in the Occitanie region.
It is a left tributary of the Adour river, in the French department of Hautes-Pyrénées.
Geography
The Échez river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .
Course
The Échez river is born at the foot of the Pic de la Clique mountain (in the commune Germs-sur-l’Oussouet to the east of Lourdes), then if flows to the north, flowing through the western side of the city of Tarbes and of the valley of the Adour river. It joins the Adour as a left tributary in Maubourget.
Tributaries of the Échez
Some of the important tributaries of the Échez are:
Left tributaries: Geune; 10.6 km; Géline; 7.2 km; Souy; 25.8 km; Lis; 29.6 km; Right tributaries: Aube; 9.1 km; Gespe; 9.1 km;
Towns along the river
The Échez river flows only in the Hautes-Pyrénées department; it flows through the cities and towns Les Angles, Arcizac-ez-Angles, Escoubès-Pouts, Orincles, Barry, Bénac, Louey, Juillan, Tarbes, Bordères-sur-l'Échez, Oursbelille, Bazet, Andrest Vic-en-Bigorre, Nouilhan, Maubourguet.
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Related pages
List of rivers of France
References
Other websites
L'adour et ses affluents, villes et villages, faune et flore, navigation et pêche