The Aïgue Longue (or ''Aygue Longue'') is a left tributary of the
Luy de Béarn
The Luy de Béarn (, literally ''Luy of Béarn''; oc, Lui de Bearn) is a left tributary of the Luy, in the Southwest of France. It is long.
Geography
The source of the Luy de Béarn is at the base of the plateau of Ger, east of Pau. It fl ...
, at
Mazerolles,
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 long.
Name
Its name means 'long water (stream)'.
Geography
The Aïgue Longue rises in the moor of
Pont-Long in the north of
Pau. It flows through the lake of
Uzein
Uzein (; oc, Usenh) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.
See also
* Pau Pyrénées Airport
*Communes of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department
The following is a list of the 546 communes of the Pyr ...
and joins the Luy de Béarn, upstream from Mazerolles, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, in a parallel motion with the
Uzan.
A dam near Mazerolles forms a
reservoir
A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation.
Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including contro ...
named Lac de L'Aigue Longue.
Main tributaries
* (L) Lata
* (R) Bruscos
References
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Rivers of France
Rivers of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine