Bouès

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]

Bouès
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Plateau de Lannemezan
Mouth
• location	Arros
• coordinates	43°33′53″N 0°5′50″E
Length	63 km (39 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Arros→ Adour→ Atlantic Ocean

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