The Gabas (; ) is a left tributary of the

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, in the Landes, in the Southwest of

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. It is long.

Name

The name ''Gabas'' is derived from the French '' gave'' ( Gascon: 'gabe'), which in the Pyrenees generically describes a small or large watercourse. The river was known as the ''fluvius gavasensis'' in 982.

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of Saint-Sever. A tributary of the

Léez The Léez (''Leez'', ''Lées'', ''Léès'', ''Lees'') is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Name This name proceeds from an Aquitanian hydronym ''Lez / Liz''. Geography The Léez rises near Gardères in t ...

is named the ''Gabassot'', a

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of ''Gabas''.

Geography

The Gabas rises in the plateau of Ger in the north of

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, as the union of the ''Gabastou'' and the ''Honrède''. It flows north-west like the neighboring rivers: the Luy, the Uzan and the Ousse. The Gabas crosses the Tursan, in the Landes. It flows into the

in Toulouzette, downstream from Saint-Sever. A dam of was built in its upper course to regulate the lowest water level.

Main tributaries

* (R) the ''Bayle'' from Lourenties * (R) the ''Bas'', from Geaune ** (R) the ''Lescoû'', from Saint-Loubouer ** (L) the ''Petit Bas'', from Pimbo * (L) the ''Laudon'', from Hagetmau

References

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