# Ariège river

Also known as: L'Ariège

The Ariège (also known as L'Ariège) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-15, the Ariège was flowing at about 23.633 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:** 23.633 m³/s (L'Ariège à Auterive - HE, 2026-10-15)

## 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 | 23.633 | Much below normal — 41% below the historic median | 2026-10-15 | 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 | 12.941 | Much below normal — 48% below the historic median | 2026-10-15 | 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 | 0.087 | Much below normal — 60% below the historic median | 2026-10-15 | 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 | 8.668 | Much below normal — 52% below the historic median | 2026-10-15 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 42.966, 1.609 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/O125251001/series) |

## Related rivers

-   [Loire](/rivers/loire.html)
-   [Seine](/rivers/seine.html)
-   [Garonne](/rivers/garonne.html)
-   [Saône](/rivers/saone.html)
-   [Dordogne](/rivers/dordogne.html)
-   [Maine](/rivers/maine.html)
-   [Vienne](/rivers/vienne.html)
-   [Tarn](/rivers/tarn.html)
-   [Allier](/rivers/allier.html)
-   [Durance](/rivers/durance.html)
-   [Oise](/rivers/oise.html)
-   [Cher](/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 2026-10-16T13:31:53.036165+00:00. This page generated 2026-10-16T13:35:10.972Z. Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

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