Arrats de devant

Arrats de devant
Petit Arrats
Arrats de devant; Petit Arrats
	Waterfall, located on the section of river, running through the commune of Saint-Blancard.
	Location of Arrats de devant (Occitanie region)
Physical characteristics
Source	Gascony
• location	Betbeze
• coordinates	43°17′18″N 0°34′04″E / 43.28833°N 0.56778°E
• elevation	387.05 m (1,269.8 ft)
Mouth	Arrats (Lac de l'Astarac)
• location	Bézues-Bajon
• coordinates	43°22′54″N 0°37′51″E / 43.38167°N 0.63083°E
• elevation	237.51 m (779.2 ft)
Length	14 km (8.7 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Arrats→ Garonne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean
Tributaries
• left	Métairie du Bois; Briquet;
• right	Gouttillets; Nax;

The Arrats de devant, sometimes called the Petit Arrats (little Arrats), is a river in southern France and a sub-tributary of the Garonne via the Arrats.^[1]

Geography

Measuring 14.1 km (8.8 mi) long,^[1] the Arrats de devant originates in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the commune of Betbeze, starting an elevation of 387.05 m (1,269.8 ft).^[2] It flows into the Arrats at the commune of Bézues-Bajon in the Lac de l'Astarac, ending at an elevation of 237.51 m (779.2 ft).^[2]

Lac de l'Astarac is formed from two forks, creating a Y-shape. The east fork is the Petit Arrats, while the west fork is formed by the upstream part of the Arrats.

Departments and towns intersected

Hautes-Pyrénées:
- Betbeze,
- Thermes-Magnoac,
- Casterets.
Gers:
- Mont-d'Astarac,
- Lalanne-Arqué,
- Manent-Montané,
- Saint-Blancard,
- Cabas-Loumassès,
- Aussos,
- Bézues-Bajon^[1]

Main tributaries

(L) Métairie du Bois creek : 1.4 km (0.87 mi)
(L) Briquet creek : 1.4 km (0.87 mi)
(R) Gouttillets creek : 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
(R) Nax creek : 1.5 km (0.93 mi)

(R) right bank; (L) left bank.

Gallery

Natural log jam on the river destroyed by the February 2021 flood.
Bridge over the D139.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Arrats de devant (O6020610)". Retrieved 11 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "L'Arrats de Devant" (JPG). Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière. June 11, 1947. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

Sources

French Wikipedia; Arrats de devant, Accessed on December 4, 2024.

[sandre-1] Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Arrats de devant (O6020610)". Retrieved 11 February 2014.

[IGN-2] "L'Arrats de Devant" (JPG). Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière. June 11, 1947. Archived from the original on December 5, 2024. Retrieved December 4, 2024.

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