The Bouès is a right tributary of the Arros, at the eastern end of the basin of the

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, in the Southwest of

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. It is long.

Geography

The Bouès rises near

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, west of

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where it is fed by the ''Neste Canal''. It flows north through a narrow valley and joins the Arros, downstream from

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, in a historical region known as ''Rivière-Basse''.

Départements and towns

Hautes-Pyrénées Hautes-Pyrénées (; Gascon/ Occitan: ''Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus'' awts piɾeˈnɛʊs ; alts piɾiˈneʊs ) is a department in the region of Occitania, southwestern France. The department is bordered by Pyrénées-Atlantiques to t ...

, Lutilhous, Bernadets-Dessus, Sère-Rustaing, Vidou. *

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, Tillac (Gers),

Main tributaries

*(R) Cabournieu, from Monpardiac *(L) Laüs or Lahus, from Laguian-Mazous *(R) Lis or Lys

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Hautes-Pyrénées Rivers of Gers Rivers of Occitania (administrative region) {{France-river-stub