| Midouze | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | confluence ofMidou andDouze |
| Mouth | |
• location | Adour |
• coordinates | 43°48′1″N0°51′39″W / 43.80028°N 0.86083°W /43.80028; -0.86083 |
| Length | 43 + 108 km (27 + 67 mi) |
| Basin size | 3,590 km2 (1,390 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 20.5 m3/s (720 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Adour→Atlantic Ocean |
TheMidouze (French pronunciation:[miduz];Occitan:Midosa), is a right tributary of theAdour river, in theLandes, in the Southwest ofFrance.
The nameMidouze is aportmanteau that fuses the names of the two precursors of the river, theMidou and theDouze.
The Midouze is the union of the Midou (orMidour) and the Douze. These two rivers rise in theGers département (in the historical region ofArmagnac) and join inMont-de-Marsan. After a course of 43 kilometres (27 mi), the Midouze flows into theAdour downstream fromTartas. It has a length of 151 kilometres (94 mi) from the source of the Midou.[1]