Adour
| Adour | |
|---|---|
Adour seen from the bridge at Aire-sur-l'Adour | |
Adour River watershed (Interactive map) | |
| Native name | L'Adour (French) |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | High-Bigorre |
| • elevation | 2,200 m (7,200 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Atlantic Ocean |
• coordinates | 43°31′46″N 1°31′25″W / 43.52944°N 1.52361°W |
| Length | 308 km (191 mi) |
| Basin size | 16,880 km2 (6,520 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 150 m3/s (5,300 cu ft/s) |
The Adour (French pronunciation: [aduʁ] ⓘ; Basque: Aturri; Occitan: 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 308.3 kilometres (191.6 mi) long, of which the uppermost ca. 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) is known as the Adour de Payolle. At its final stretch, i.e. on its way through Bayonne and a short extent upstream, the river draws the border between the Northern Basque Country and Landes regions.