Uhaitxa
Encyclopedia
The Uhaitxa or Gave
de Sainte-Engrâce
, is a torrential river of the French Basque Country (Pyrénées-Atlantiques
), in the Southwest of France
. It is the right tributary of the Saison River
.
, in a valley dug by a glacier of the Quaternary
. Quickly reinforced by several torrents, it flows through the village, then through a narrow valley, in a karst
ic landscape notched by many cañons as the Kakueta Canyon, accessible from the road.
After joining the Gave de Larrau
, coming from the Pic d'Orhy
, it forms the Saison
in Licq-Athérey
.
Gave (stem)
The French word gave is a generic name referring to torrential rivers, in the west side of the Pyrenees. In the central part of the Pyrenees, the name neste has the same function....
de Sainte-Engrâce
Sainte-Engrâce
Sainte-Engrâce is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Soule.-References:* -External links:*...
, is a torrential river of the French Basque Country (Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
), in the Southwest of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is the right tributary of the Saison River
Saison River
The Saison or Uhaitz Handia, is a left tributary of the Gave d'Oloron in the French Basque Country, , Southwest of France, with its general south to north direction providing the axis for the former French province of Soule....
.
Geography
The Uhaïtxa rises in the northeast of Sainte-EngrâceSainte-Engrâce
Sainte-Engrâce is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Soule.-References:* -External links:*...
, in a valley dug by a glacier of the Quaternary
Quaternary
The Quaternary Period is the most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the ICS. It follows the Neogene Period, spanning 2.588 ± 0.005 million years ago to the present...
. Quickly reinforced by several torrents, it flows through the village, then through a narrow valley, in a karst
KARST
Kilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...
ic landscape notched by many cañons as the Kakueta Canyon, accessible from the road.
After joining the Gave de Larrau
Gave de Larrau
The Gave de Larrau is a torrential river of the French Basque Country , in the Southwest of France. It is the left tributary of the Saison River...
, coming from the Pic d'Orhy
Pic d'Orhy
Mount Orhy , also Ori or Orhi in Spanish and Basque, is a mountain at the border of Navarre and Soule, in the Pyrenees and is high. In the Pyrenees it is the westernmost peak above ....
, it forms the Saison
Saison River
The Saison or Uhaitz Handia, is a left tributary of the Gave d'Oloron in the French Basque Country, , Southwest of France, with its general south to north direction providing the axis for the former French province of Soule....
in Licq-Athérey
Licq-Athérey
Licq-Athérey is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.It is located in the former province of Soule.-Sights:...
.