**Archived extract:** 2026-10-14 (UTC). Frozen data; observation dates are shown as captured. [View the current site](/)

# Ariège river

Also known as: L'Ariège

The Ariège (also known as L'Ariège) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-13, the Ariège was flowing at about 24.021 m³/s at the L'Ariège à Auterive - HE gauge.

**Canonical name:** Ariège

**Local names / aliases:** L'Ariège

**Countries:** France

**Maximum upstream drainage area:** 4,044 km²

**Mapped river length:** 102 km

**Gauging stations:** 4

**Latest measured discharge:** 24.021 m³/s (L'Ariège à Auterive - HE, 2026-10-13)

## Gauging stations on the Ariège

The following 4 gauging stations report discharge for the Ariège, 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'Ariège à Auterive - HE | France | 24.021 | Much below normal — 40% below the historic median | 2026-10-13 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.35, 1.475 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/O171253001/series) |
| L'Ariège à Auterive | France | 13.839 | Much below normal — 44% below the historic median | 2026-10-12 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.369, 1.466 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/O171251001/series) |
| La Lèze à Labarthe-sur-Lèze | France | 0.096 | Much below normal — 56% below the historic median | 2026-10-13 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 43.451, 1.407 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/O187401001/series) |
| L'Ariège à Foix | France | 8.234 | Much below normal — 54% below the historic median | 2026-10-13 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 42.966, 1.609 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/O125251001/series) |

## Related rivers

-   [Loire](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/loire.html)
-   [Seine](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/seine.html)
-   [Garonne](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/garonne.html)
-   [Saône](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/saone.html)
-   [Dordogne](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/dordogne.html)
-   [Maine](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/maine.html)
-   [Vienne](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/vienne.html)
-   [Tarn](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/tarn.html)
-   [Allier](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/allier.html)
-   [Durance](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/durance.html)
-   [Oise](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/oise.html)
-   [Cher](/archive/2026-10-14/rivers/cher.html)

## 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.

Underlying dataset built 2026-10-14T13:18:09.546920+00:00. This page generated 2026-10-14T13:21:29.953Z. Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

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