Arros (river)
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The Arros in Saint-Sever-de-Rustan
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| Origin | Baronnies of Pyrenees |
| Mouth | Adour Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 131 km |
| Avg. discharge | 9 m³/s |
| Basin area | 947 km² |
The Arros (Occitan: Arròs), is a right tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France.
Name
The name Arros is based on the root Arr- 'stone' and the suffix -os.
Geography
The Arros rises in the Baronnies of Pyrenees, southeast of Bagnères-de-Bigorre, below the Signal de Bassia (1 921 m).
It flows north through a narrow valley defended by the castle of Mauvezin and the bastide of Tournay. It joins the Adour before it turn west, upstream from Riscle.
Départements and towns
- Hautes-Pyrénées: Bourg-de-Bigorre, Tournay, Chelle-Debat
- Gers: Montégut-Arros, Villecomtal-sur-Arros, Plaisance.
Main tributaries
- (L) Esqueda, from Banios
- (L) Luz, from Lies
- (L) Arredou, in Tournay
- (L) Arret Daban or Arret Devant,
- (L) Arret Darré, in Gonez
- (R) Bouès, from Capvern
