Échez

The Échez (French pronunciation: [eʃɛs]; Occitan: Eishés) is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Hautes-Pyrénées, in the Southwest of France. It is 64.2 km (39.9 mi) long.^[1]

Échez
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Hautes-Pyrénées
Mouth
• location	Adour
• coordinates	43°28′25″N 0°1′53″E
Length	64 km (40 mi)
Basin size	168 km2 (65 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	3 m3/s (110 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Adour→ Atlantic Ocean

Geography

The Échez rises in Sère-Lanso (east of Lourdes) and flows north along the Adour, which it joins in Maubourguet. It flows through Tarbes and Vic-en-Bigorre.

Main tributaries

• (R) Aube,
• (L) Jeune,
• (R) Gespe, in Tarbes,
• (L) Souy,
• (L) Géline, from the plateau of Ger
• (L) Lis, from Ger.