Léez

LocationCountryFrancePhysical characteristicsSource  • locationnear Gardères Mouth Adour43°41′12″N 0°14′39″W / 43.68667°N 0.24417°W / 43.68667; -0.24417Length56 km (35 mi)Basin featuresProgressionAdour→ Atlantic Ocean

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]

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.

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