Gers ( Fr. Gers ) - a river in southwestern France , the left tributary of the Garonne . The length is 178 km, the basin area is about 1.7 thousand km². The catchment area is 1700 km².
| Jer | |
|---|---|
| fr. Gers | |
 Bridge over Jer in Osh | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 178 km |
| Swimming pool | 1700 km² |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Location | Lannemezan Plateau, Pyrenees |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Garonne |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Garonne → Gironde → Bay of Biscay |
| A country |
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| Regions | New Aquitaine , Occitania |
| Areas | Upper Pyrenees , Jer , Lo and Garonne |
 - source  - mouth | |
Jer
The source is on the Lannemezan plateau, at the foot of the Pyrenees . The upper reaches are stormy and have large reserves of hydropower; in the lower reaches it flows along the plain, flows into the Garonne near Agen . Snow and rain food. Characteristic is spring flood, summer low water. Navigable 120 km from the mouth.
On the river is the city of Osh . Gives a name to the name of the department through which it flows.
Links
- Gers, river // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.