The Gave de Larrau is a torrential river of the

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), in the southwest of

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. It is the left tributary of the river

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, and considered its upper course by Sandre. Its name is due to the village of Larrau. It is formed from the confluence of the Zurkaitzegiko erreka and the Olhadoko erreka. After joining the Uhaitxa, from Sainte-Engrâce, it forms the

in Licq-Athérey. Tributaries: ''Etxelüko erreka, Ahuntzolako erreka''

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Rivers of France Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-river-stub