The Béez,also known as ''Béès'' or ''Bez'' is a left tributary of the

Gave de Pau The Gave de Pau () is a river of south-western France. It takes its name from the city of Pau, through which it flows. The river is long ( including the Gaves réunis), and its source is at the Cirque de Gavarnie in the Pyrenees mountains. The ...

, in

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(

Pyrénées-Atlantiques Pyrénées-Atlantiques (; Gascon Occitan: ''Pirenèus Atlantics''; eu, Pirinio Atlantiarrak or ) is a department in the southwest corner of France and of the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlanti ...

), in the Southwest of

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. It flows into the Gave de Pau upstream from Pau, between the

Ouzoum The Ouzoum or Ouzom (/ uzũ /) is a left tributary of the Gave de Pau, in the Southwest of France, between the Génie longue and the Béez. It is long. It flows into the Gave in Nay, upstream from Pau. Name Historical graphies were oscilla ...

and the

Luz Luz ( ''Lūz'') is the name of two places in the Bible. Mentioned in Genesis Luz is the ancient name of a royal Canaanite city, connected with Bethel (Genesis 28:19; 35:6). It is debated among scholarsRashi on 28:17 whether Luz and Bethel repres ...

. It is long.

Name

The name ''Béez'', which presents some parallelism with those 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 ...

or the Néez, is in fact a variant of the name of the

Baïse The Baïse () ( oc, Baïsa) is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following ''départements'' and towns: * Hautes-Pyrén� ...

. The names of the ''Bès'', a tributary of the neighboring Luz, and of the ''Bez'', a tributary of the

Midouze The Midouze (; oc, Midosa), is a right tributary of the Adour river, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France. Name The name ''Midouze'' is a portmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, the Midou and the Douze. Geog ...

, are related.

Geography

The Béez rises on the slopes of the ''Pic Durban'', elevation , where it is known as the ''Bazest, Baseigt'' or ''Baset''. It flows north into the Gave de Pau in Nay.

Départements and towns

: Pé-de-Hourat, Capbis, Nay.

Main tributaries

''Baseigt'' / ''Baset'' * (R) the ''Izou'', from the ''Izou Pass'' (847 m), * (L) the ''Cau de Heus'' ''Béez'' * (L) the ''Lestarrès'' / ''Lestarrezoû'', from

Louvie-Juzon Louvie-Juzon (; oc, Lobier de Baish) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. See also * Ossau Valley *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the ...

. ** (R) the ''Escourreix'' * (R) the ''Soulens'', from the ''Sarramayou'' (491 m). * (L) the ''Landistou'', from

Sainte-Colome Sainte-Colome (; oc, Senta Coloma) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France. See also * Ossau Valley *Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department The following is a list of the 546 Communes of Fr ...

, Lys and

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References

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