Léez

Léez

Léez

River in France

The Léez (Leez, Lées, Léès, Lees) is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is 56.2 km (34.9 mi) long.[1]

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Name

This name proceeds from an Aquitanian hydronym Lez / Liz.

Geography

The Léez rises near Gardères in the north of the plateau of Ger. It flows north through the Vic-Bilh area in the east of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and joins the Adour in the French département of the Gers, upstream from Aire-sur-l'Adour.

Main tributaries

  • (L) the Petit-Léez,
  • (L) the Gabassot,
  • (R) the Larcis,
  • (R) the canal of Bernède, long of 2 km, fed by the Adour.

References

  1. [1]
    Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - Le Lées (Q10-0400)".


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