Bouès

LocationCountryFrancePhysical characteristicsSource  • locationPlateau de Lannemezan Mouth Arros43°33′53″N 0°5′50″E / 43.56472°N 0.09722°E / 43.56472; 0.09722Length63 km (39 mi)Basin featuresProgressionArros→ Adour→ Atlantic Ocean

The Bouès is a right tributary of the Arros, at the eastern end of the basin of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is 63 km (39 mi) long.^[1]

Geography

The Bouès rises near Capvern, west of Lannemezan where it is fed by the Neste Canal. It flows north through a narrow valley and joins the Arros, downstream from Marciac, in a historical region known as Rivière-Basse.

Départements and towns

• Hautes-Pyrénées : Capvern, Lutilhous, Bernadets-Dessus, Sère-Rustaing, Vidou.
• Gers : Miélan, Tillac (Gers), Marciac.

Main tributaries

• (R) Cabournieu, from Monpardiac
• (L) Laüs or Lahus, from Laguian-Mazous
• (R) Lis or Lys

References