Gave de Pau basin

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The Gave de Pau basin is a river drainage area in the Pyrenees of southwestern France, collecting waters from mountain sources such as those around Monte Perdido before flowing toward the Adour.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Gave de Pau basin canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf drainage basin
river basin
borderRegion near Spain
collectsWaterFrom Monte Perdido region
Pyrenean mountain sources
containsCity Pau
containsProtectedArea Pyrenees National Park
containsRiver Gave de Cauterets
Gave de Gavarnie
Gave d’Azun
Luy de Béarn
Luy de France
Léez
Ousse
containsTown Argelès-Gazost
Lestelle-Bétharram
Lourdes
Orthez
country France
drainedBy Gave de Pau
drainsInto Adour basin
linked to: Adour
flowsIntoNear confluence of Gave de Pau and Gave d’Oloron
flowsThrough Hautes-Pyrénées department
linked to: Hautes-Pyrénées

Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
hasClimate mountain climate in upper basin
oceanic climate in lower basin
hasEconomicActivity hydropower production
irrigated agriculture
tourism
hasGeomorphology alluvial plains in lower basin
glacial valleys in upper basin
hasHydrologicalRegime nival-pluvial
hasSourceRegion central Pyrenees
hydrologicalRegion Adour-Garonne basin district
locatedIn Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
linked to: Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Occitanie region
linked to: Occitanie

Pyrenees
southwestern France
partOf Adour river system
linked to: Adour

Gaves réunis basin
supportsActivity fishing
mountain hiking
whitewater sports
tributaryOf Adour
waterManagementAuthority Agence de l’Eau Adour-Garonne

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Monte Perdido drainageBasin Gave de Pau basin
Gave de Gavarnie riverSystem Gave de Pau basin
subject linked to: Gave de Gavarnie river
Gave d’Ossau drainageBasin Gave de Pau basin