Gers (river)

Gers
Gers
	Gers River in Auch
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Plateau de Lannemezan
Mouth
- location	Garonne
- coordinates	44°8′40″N 0°38′52″E / 44.14444°N 0.64778°E
Length	175.4 km (109.0 mi)
Basin size	1,227 km2 (474 sq mi)
Discharge
- average	7.06 m3/s (249 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean ; Gers→ Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean

The Gers is a river in France. It flows through the Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers and Lot-et-Garonne departments, in the Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. The Gers department is named after this river.

The river's source is in the Pyrenees. It is a left tributary of the Garonne river. In general, it flows from south to north.

Geography

The Gers river has a length of 175.4 kilometres (109.0 miles) and a drainage basin with an area of 1,227 square kilometres (474 square miles).^[1]

Course

The source of the Gers is on the Plateau de Lannemezan, in the Lannemezan commune (Hautes-Pyrénées), at an altitude of 613 metres (2,011 feet).^[2]

The Gers passes through the departments and towns of:

Hautes-Pyrénées : Lannemezan, Monléon-Magnoac
Gers : Chélan, Panassac, Masseube, Seissan, Pavie, Auch, Preignan, Montestruc-sur-Gers, Fleurance, Lectoure
Lot-et-Garonne : Astaffort, Layrac

The Gers river flows through 48 communes and 11 cantons.

Finally, it flows into the Garonne river to the south of Agen (Lot-et-Garonne), in the Layrac commune, at 45 metres (148 feet) of altitude.^[3]

Main tributaries

Left tributaries
- Gèze - 11.7 kilometres (7.3 miles)^[4]
- Cédon - 18.6 kilometres (11.6 miles)^[5]
- Sousson - 33.8 kilometres (21.0 miles)^[6]
- Talouch - 14 kilometres (8.7 miles)^[7]
- Ousse - 10.6 kilometres (6.6 miles)^[8]
- Lauze - 16.3 kilometres (10.1 miles)^[9]
- Auchie - 15.7 kilometres (9.8 miles)^[10]
Right tributaries
- Cier - 13.6 kilometres (8.5 miles)^[11]
- Arçon - 18.1 kilometres (11.2 miles)^[12]
- Aulouste - 20.6 kilometres (12.8 miles)^[13]

Gallery

The Gers river in Sariac-Magnoac
Old bridge on the Gers, Pavie
The Gers river in Ornézan

Related pages

List of rivers of France

References

↑ "Le Gers (O6--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "Source du Gers" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "Confluence du Gers" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "La Gèze (O6210530)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "Le Cédon (O6230620)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "Le Sousson (O62-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "Le Talouch (O6310520)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "L'Ousse (O6330530)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "Ruisseau de Lauze (O6340500)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "L'Auchie (O6350600)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "Le Cier (O6200610)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "L'Arçon (O6300590)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
↑ "L'Aulouste (O6320500)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

Other websites

Banque Hydro - MEDDE, «Synthèse de la Banque Hydro - (O6372510)» Archived 2020-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

[sandre-1] "Le Gers (O6--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[2] "Source du Gers" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[3] "Confluence du Gers" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[4] "La Gèze (O6210530)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[5] "Le Cédon (O6230620)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[6] "Le Sousson (O62-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[7] "Le Talouch (O6310520)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[8] "L'Ousse (O6330530)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[9] "Ruisseau de Lauze (O6340500)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[10] "L'Auchie (O6350600)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[11] "Le Cier (O6200610)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[12] "L'Arçon (O6300590)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

[13] "L'Aulouste (O6320500)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2014.

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