Béez

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Béez
Basin
Progression Gave de PauGaves réunisAdourAtlantic Ocean
Main source South of Pau
1,400 m (4,600 ft)
River mouth Gave de Pau
Countries France
Physiognomy
Length 24 km (15 mi)

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, which presents some parallelism with those of the Léez or the Néez, is in fact a variant of the name of the Baïse.

The names of the Bès, a tributary of the neighboring Luz, and of the Bez, a tributary of the Midouze, are related.

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

Main tributaries

Baseigt / Baset

Béez

Notes and references

  1. also known as Béès or Bez

Coordinates: 43°11′N 0°16′W / 43.183°N 0.267°W / 43.183; -0.267

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