Léez
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| Léez | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Vic-Bilh |
| Mouth | Adour Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Progression | Adour→ Atlantic Ocean |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 56 km (35 mi) |
The Léez (Leez, Lées, Léès, Lees), is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France.
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Name
This name proceeds from an Aquitanian hydronym Lez / Liz.
Geography
The Léez rises near Sedzère in the north of the plateau of Ger. It flows north through the Vic-Bilh 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.
