Eyre (river)

Eyre
Native nameL'Eyre (French)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSabres, Landes
 • elevation82 m (269 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Arcachon Bay
 • coordinates
44°39′52″N 1°1′23″W / 44.66444°N 1.02306°W / 44.66444; -1.02306
Length116 km (72 mi)
Basin size1,700 km2 (660 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average18.8 m3/s (660 cu ft/s)
Official nameBassin d'Arcachon - Secteur du delta de l'Eyre
Designated27 October 2011
Reference no.1996[1]

The Eyre is a coastal river that flows through the Landes of Gascony, in Aquitaine, southwest France.

The river is generally presented as the confluence of:

  • the Grande Leyre (Large Leyre), its principal course, upstream from Moustey
  • the Petite Leyre (Small Leyre), its main tributary

The combined watercourse Eyre-Grande Leyre is 115.9 km (72.0 mi) long.[2]

  1. ^ "Bassin d'Arcachon - Secteur du delta de la Leyre". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Grande Leyre (S2--0250)".