Lèze

river in France

The Lèze is a river in southern France, a left tributary of the Ariège river. The river flows through the French departments of Ariège and Haute-Garonne.

Lèze
The Lèze in Beaumont-sur-Lèze
The Lèze in Beaumont-sur-Lèze.
Location
CountriesFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationLa Bastide-de-Sérou
 - coordinates43°02′02″N 01°29′03″E / 43.03389°N 1.48417°E / 43.03389; 1.48417
 - elevation570 m (1,870 ft)
Mouth 
 - locationAriège
 - coordinates43°27′48″N 01°25′07″E / 43.46333°N 1.41861°E / 43.46333; 1.41861
 - elevation155 m (509 ft)
Length70.3 km (43.7 mi)
Basin size351 km2 (136 sq mi)
Discharge 
 - average2.01 m3/s (71 cu ft/s)

Geography

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The Lèze river has a length of 70.2 km (43.6 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 361 km2 (139 sq mi).[1]

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 1.96 m3/s (69 cu ft/s) at Labarthe-sur-Lèze in the Haute-Garonne department.[2]

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Labarthe-sur-Lèze

Course

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The Lèze river starts in the Pyrenees mountain range in the southwest of the Ariège department, in the commune of La Bastide-de-Sérou, at an elevation of about 570 m (1,870 ft).[3]

It flows, in general, to the north and, after 70.2 km (43.6 mi), it joins the Ariège river as a left tributary, at an elevation of about 160 m (525 ft) at Clermont-le-Fort.[4]

Communes

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The Lèze passes through 1 region (Occitanie), 2 departments and 20 communes; some of the communes are:[1]

Main tributaries

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The main tributary of the Lèze river is the Latou, that is 17.2 km (10.7 mi) long.[5]

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "La Lèze (O18-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. "La Lèze à Labarthe-sur-Lèze" (in French). Banque Hydro. Retrieved 23 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. "Source de la Lèze" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  4. "Confluence de la Lèze" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  5. "Le Latou (O1830500)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.

Other websites

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