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The Uhaitxa or
Gave
GAVE may refer to:
* Gave (Melgaço), a parish in Portugal
* Gave (placename element), a French word meaning ''torrential river'' in the west Pyrenees
* Gastric antral vascular ectasia (GAVE), a medical condition
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Sainte-Engrâce
Sainte-Engrâce (; )[URDATX-SANTA-GRAZI]
, is a torrential river of the French Basque Country
The French Basque Country, or Northern Basque Country ( eu, Iparralde (), french: Pays basque, es, País Vasco francés) is a region lying on the west of the French department of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques. Since 1 January 2017, it constitu ...
(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 France
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. It is the right tributary of the Saison
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. It is long.
Geography
The Uhaïtxa rises in the northeast of Sainte-Engrâce
Sainte-Engrâce (; )[URDATX-SANTA-GRAZI]
, in a valley dug by a glacier of the Quaternary
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. Quickly reinforced by several torrents, it flows through the village, then through a narrow valley, in a karst
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...
ic landscape notched by many cañons as the Kakueta Canyon, accessible from the road.
After joining the Gave de Larrau
The Gave de Larrau is a torrential river of the French Basque Country (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the southwest of France. It is the left tributary of the river Saison, and considered its upper course by Sandre. Its name is due to the village of ...
, coming from the Pic d'Orhy, it forms the Saison
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