The Béez,also known as ''Béès'' or ''Bez'' is a left tributary of the

Gave de Pau The Gave de Pau () is a river of south-western France. It takes its name from the city of Pau, through which it flows. The river is long ( including the Gaves réunis), and although its source is considered to be on the Cirque de Gavarnie in t ...

, in

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(

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), in the Southwest of

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. It flows into the Gave de Pau upstream from Pau, between the

Ouzoum The Ouzoum () or Ouzom () is a left tributary of the Gave de Pau, in the Southwest of France, between the Génie longue and the Béez. It is long. It flows into the Gave in Nay, upstream from Pau. Name Historical graphies were oscillating ...

and the Luz. It is long.

Name

The name ''Béez'', which presents some parallelism with those of the

Léez The Léez (''Leez'', ''Lées'', ''Léès'', ''Lees'') is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is long. Name This name proceeds from an Aquitanian hydronym ''Lez / Liz''. Geography The Léez rises near Gardères in t ...

or the Néez, is in fact a variant of the name of the

Baïse The Baïse (; ) is a long river in south-western France, left tributary of the Garonne. Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the following ''département in France, départements'' and towns: * Ha ...

. The names of the ''Bès'', a tributary of the neighboring Luz, and of the ''Bez'', a tributary of the

Midouze The Midouze (; ), is a right tributary of the Adour river, in the Landes, in the Southwest of France. Name The name ''Midouze'' is a portmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, the Midou and the Douze. Geography Th ...

, are related.

Geography

The Béez rises on the slopes of the ''Pic Durban'', elevation , where it is known as the ''Bazest, Baseigt'' or ''Baset''. It flows north into the Gave de Pau in Nay.

Départements and towns

: Pé-de-Hourat, Capbis, Nay.

Main tributaries

''Baseigt'' / ''Baset'' * (R) the ''Izou'', from the ''Izou Pass'' (847 m), * (L) the ''Cau de Heus'' ''Béez'' * (L) the ''Lestarrès'' / ''Lestarrezoû'', from Louvie-Juzon. ** (R) the ''Escourreix'' * (R) the ''Soulens'', from the ''Sarramayou'' (491 m). * (L) the ''Landistou'', from Sainte-Colome, Lys and

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References

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