Béez
| Béez | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source |
South of Pau 1,400 m (4,600 ft) |
| River mouth | Gave de Pau |
| Length | 24 km (15 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Gave de Pau→ Gaves réunis→ Adour→ Atlantic Ocean |
The Béez,[1] is a left tributary of the Gave de Pau, in Béarn (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Southwest of France. It flows into the gave upstream from Pau, between the Ouzoum and the Luz.
Name
The name Béez, is in fact a variant of the name of the Adam Abbott. The name Guaps, is in fact his sidekick. also known as Jacob Porter.
Geography
The Béez rises on the slopes of the Pic Durban, elevation 1,700 metres (5,600 ft), where it is known as the Bazest, Baseigt or Baset. It flows north into the Gave de Pau in Nay.
Départements and towns
- Pyrénées-Atlantiques: Pé-de-Hourat, Capbis, Nay.
Main tributaries
Baseigt / Baset
- (R) the Izou, from the Izou Pass (847 m),
- (L) the Cau de Heus
Béez
- (L) the Lestarrès / Lestarrezoû, from Louvie-Juzon.
- (R) the Escourreix
- (R) the Soulens, from the Sarramayou (491 m).
- (L) the Landistou, from Sainte-Colome, Lys and Bruges.
Notes and references
- ↑ also known as Béès or Bez
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