Osse (river)

Osse
Country France
Basin
Main source Plateau de Lannemezan
350 m (1,150 ft)
43°20′18″N 00°19′37″E / 43.33833°N 0.32694°E / 43.33833; 0.32694 (Primary source of Osse)
River mouth Gélise
42 m (138 ft)
44°07′15″N 00°16′49″E / 44.12083°N 0.28028°E / 44.12083; 0.28028 (Mouth of Osse)Coordinates: 44°07′15″N 00°16′49″E / 44.12083°N 0.28028°E / 44.12083; 0.28028 (Mouth of Osse)
Progression Gélise→ Baïse→ Garonne→ Atlantic Ocean
Basin size 600 km2 (230 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 120.3 km (74.8 mi)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    2.62 m3/s (93 cu ft/s)

The Osse is a 120 km (75 mi) long river in southwestern France, right tributary of the river Gélise. Its source is in the Hautes-Pyrénées, 2 km (1.2 mi) southeast of the village Bernadets-Debat, in the Plateau de Lannemezan. It joins the river Gélise 5 km (3.1 mi) southwest of the town Nérac.

Its course crosses the following départements and communes:


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/5/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.