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, in the

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, in the Southwest of

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. It is long.

Name

The name ''Gabas'' is derived from the

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'' gave'' ( Gascon: 'gabe'), which in the Pyrenees generically describes a small or large watercourse. The river was known as the ''fluvius gavasensis'' in 982.cartulary of Saint-Sever. A tributary of the

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is named the ''Gabassot'', a hypocoristic of ''Gabas''.

Geography

The Gabas rises in the plateau of Ger in the north of Lourdes, as the union of the ''Gabastou'' and the ''Honrède''. It flows north-west like the neighboring rivers: the Luy, the Uzan and the

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. The Gabas crosses the Tursan, in the

. It flows into the

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, downstream from

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. A dam of was built in its upper course to regulate the lowest water level.

Main tributaries

* (R) the ''Bayle'' from Lourenties * (R) the ''Bas'', from Geaune ** (R) the ''Lescoû'', from Saint-Loubouer ** (L) the ''Petit Bas'', from Pimbo * (L) the ''Laudon'', from

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References

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