The Arize (; ) is a river of France, a right

tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...

of the

Garonne The Garonne ( , ; Catalan language, Catalan, Basque language, Basque and , ; or ) is a river that flows in southwest France and northern Spain. It flows from the central Spanish Pyrenees to the Gironde estuary at the French port of Bordeaux � ...

. It arises at in the

massif A massif () is a principal mountain mass, such as a compact portion of a mountain range, containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, ''massif'' is frequently used to denote the main mass of an ...

of Arize, in the

Pyrenees The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...

, in the department of Ariège. The Arize is long and flows into the Garonne at

Carbonne Carbonne (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France. Geography The A64 autoroute passes near the village. Carbonne station on the Toulouse–Bayonne railway has rail connections to Toulouse, Pau and Tarbes. It ...

. In its first it is called the Péguère. It formed the

grotto A grotto or grot is a natural or artificial cave or covered recess. Naturally occurring grottoes are often small caves near water that are usually flooded or often flooded at high tide. Sometimes, artificial grottoes are used as garden fea ...

Le Mas-d'Azil Le Mas-d'Azil (; ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Ariège (department), Ariège Departments of France, department in southwestern France, containing a cave that is the typesite for the prehistoric Azilian culture. The ''Mas d'Azil cav ...

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Kayak information on the Arize

Arize The Arize (; ) is a rivers of France, river of France, a right tributary of the Garonne. It arises at in the massif of Arize, in the Pyrenees, in the Departments of France, department of Ariège (department), Ariège. The Arize is long and flow ...

Rivers of Ariège (department) Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub