The Bidouze is a left tributary of the
Adour
The Adour (; eu, Aturri; oc, Ador) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean ( Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. ...
, in the
French Basque Country (
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 Atlant ...
), in the Southwest of
France
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. It is long.
Geography
The Bidouze rises at the base of ''Eltzarreko Ordokia'' in the
Arbailles massif.
It drains the east of the
Lower Navarre, crossing
Saint-Palais (the main town). Then it flows into the
Adour
The Adour (; eu, Aturri; oc, Ador) is a river in southwestern France. It rises in High-Bigorre (Pyrenees), in the commune of Aspin-Aure, and flows into the Atlantic Ocean ( Bay of Biscay) near Bayonne. It is long, of which the uppermost ca. ...
in
Guiche. Bidouze is one of the reference rivers of minor water volume meandering across the
Northern Basque territory along with the
Nive
The Nive (; eu, Errobi; oc, Niva) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is long. The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by ...
and
Saison.
Name
The name of the Bidouze can be compared with other Aquitanian placenames as ''Vidouze'' (in the northeast of the
Hautes-Pyrénées), ''Bedous'' or ''Bidos'' (both in the
Aspe Valley)…
Départements and towns
*
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 Atlant ...
:
Larceveau,
Saint-Palais,
Came
A came is a divider bar used between small pieces of glass to make a larger glazing panel.
There are two kinds of came: the H-shaped sections that hold two pieces together and the U-shaped sections that are used for the borders. Cames are most ...
,
Bidache, Guiche.
Main tributaries
* (L) ''Hoztako ur handia'', from
Hosta
* (L) ''Laminosina'', from
Ibarrolle
* (L) ''Artikaiteko erreka'', from
Utziate
* (R) ''Babatzeko erreka'', from
Juxue
* (R) ''Izpatxuriko erreka'', union of ''Pagolako uhaitza'' and ''Lambarreko erreka''
* (L)
Joyeuse, from
Iholdy
* (R) ''Azkabi'', from
Lohitzun
* (R) ''Ehulondo'', from