Adour river
Also known as: L'Adour
The Adour (also known as L'Adour) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-10, the Adour was flowing at about 22.432 m³/s at the L'Adour à Pontonx-sur-l'Adour gauge.
- Canonical name
- Adour
- Local names / aliases
- L'Adour
- Countries
- France
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 7,828 km²
- Mapped river length
- 159.8 km
- Gauging stations
- 12
- Latest measured discharge
- 22.432 m³/s (L'Adour à Pontonx-sur-l'Adour, 2026-10-10)
Gauging stations on the Adour
The following 12 gauging stations report discharge for the Adour, ordered downstream (largest catchment first). Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).
| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Adour à Pontonx-sur-l'Adour | France | 22.432 | Below normal13% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.784, -0.925 | source | |
| L'Adour à Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | France | 29.307 | Normal4% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.734, -1 | source | |
| L'Adour à Dax [Pont des arènes] | France | 31.676 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.712, -1.054 | source | |
| L'Adour à Riscle | France | 4.997 | Below normal33% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.664, -0.081 | source | |
| Le Lées à Bernède | France | 0.228 | Below normal52% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.678, -0.237 | source | |
| Le ruisseau des Arribauts à Aire-sur-l'Adour | France | 0.165 | Much below normal71% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.703, -0.263 | source | |
| L'Adour à Aire-sur-l'Adour | France | 5.545 | Much below normal40% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.704, -0.262 | source | |
| L'Adour à Saint-Sever | France | 6.093 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.767, -0.569 | source | |
| L'Adour à Onard - Audon | France | 4.17 | Much below normal67% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.789, -0.836 | source | |
| Le canal du Moulin [L'Echez] à Maubourguet | France | 0.571 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.466, 0.03 | source | |
| L'Adour à Estirac | France | 3.795 | Normal18% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.498, 0.029 | source | |
| L'Adour à Cahuzac-sur-Adour | France | 4.443 | Below normal27% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.641, -0.02 | source |
Related rivers
Data, sources & timestamps
Geometry is the HydroRIVERS network (HydroSHEDS): European reaches with at least 500 km² of upstream catchment, merged into chains between confluences. Flow direction comes from the network itself; river names are the canonical English label joined from provider metadata and Natural Earth, with local-language aliases retained.
Discharge is normalised observed streamflow from official national hydrology providers, measured where a gauge sits on the river and interpolated between gauges. Pale/estimated values are derived from drainage area × the local specific discharge of nearby gauges and are never presented as measurements.