Gave de Pau

At the headwaters of the river

The Gave de Pau to Lourdes

The Gave de Pau ( in the upper reaches: Gave de Gavarnie ) is a river in south-west France, in the regions of Midi -Pyrénées and Aquitaine. Its source river rises in the Pyrenees National Park, the so-called Cirque de Gavarnie, the Col des Sarradets, at an altitude of about 2600 meters. It drains initially to the east, then turns to the north to north-west and, after about 180 kilometers above the Gave d' Oloron Peyrehorade, put them back after their union under the new name gaves Réunis the last few kilometers to the mouth of the Adour.

By Crossed departments

In the region of Midi -Pyrénées:

• Hautes -Pyrénées

In the region of Aquitaine:

• Country
• Pyrénées- Atlantiques

Places on the river

• Gavarnie
• Luz -Saint -Sauveur
• Pierre -Nestalas
• Argelès -Gazost
• Lourdes
• Saint -Pé -de- Bigorre
• Coarraze
• Nay
• Pau
• Artix
• Orthez
• Labatut

Tributaries

Left tributaries:

• Gave d' Ossoue (13 miles)
• Gave de Cauterets (26 miles)
• Gave d' Azun (29 miles)
• Ouzom (33 miles)
• Beez (24 miles)
• Luz (15 miles)
• Soust (24 miles)
• Nez (26 miles)
• Les HIAA (22 miles)
• Bayse (41 miles)
• Luzoué (20 miles)
• Geue (23 miles)
• LAA (30 miles)

Rights tributaries:

• Gave de HEAS (13 miles)
• Bastan (17 miles)
• Nès (16 miles)
• Mouscle (15 miles)
• Lagoin (29 miles)
• Ousse des Bois (32 miles)
• Geüle (21 miles)