Gers (river)
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The Gers is a river in France. It flows through the Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers and Lot-et-Garonne departments, in the Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions. The Gers department is named after this river.
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Gers | |
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Gers River in Auch | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Plateau de Lannemezan |
Mouth | |
- location | Garonne |
- coordinates | 44°8′40″N 0°38′52″E |
Length | 175.4 km (109.0 mi) |
Basin size | 1,227 km2 (474 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
- average | 7.06 m3/s (249 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean Gers→ Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean |
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The river's source is in the Pyrenees. It is a left tributary of the Garonne river. In general, it flows from south to north.