Gabas (river)
The Gabas, is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France.Name
The name Gabas is derived from the French 'gave', which in the Pyrenees generically describes a small or large watercourse. The river was known as the fluvius gavasensis in 982.
A tributary of the LĂ©ez is named the Gabassot, a hypocoristic of Gabas.Geography
The Gabas rises in the plateau of Ger in the north of Lourdes, 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 Adour in Toulouzette, downstream from Saint-Sever.
A dam of was built in its upper course to regulate the lowest water level.
