Léez

Léez
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	near Gardères
Mouth
• location	Adour
• coordinates	43°41′12″N 0°14′39″W
Length	56 km (35 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Adour→ Atlantic Ocean

The Léez (Leez, Lées, Léès, Lees) is a left tributary of the Adour, in the Southwest of France. It is 56.2 km (34.9 mi) long.

Name

This name proceeds from an Aquitanian hydronym Lez / Liz.

Geography

The Léez rises near Gardères in the north of the plateau of Ger. It flows north through the Vic-Bilh area in the east of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques and joins the Adour in the French département of the Gers, upstream from Aire-sur-l'Adour.

Main tributaries

• (L) the Petit-Léez,
• (L) the Gabassot,
• (R) the Larcis,
• (R) the canal of Bernède, long of 2 km, fed by the Adour.