Gers River
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Gers
Gers River in Auch.
Origin	Pyrenees foothills
Mouth	Garonne 44°8′40″N 0°38′52″E / 44.14444, 0.64778 (Garonne-Gers)Coordinates: 44°8′40″N 0°38′52″E / 44.14444, 0.64778 (Garonne-Gers)
Basin countries	France
Length	176 km
Avg. discharge	9 m³/s
Basin area	1,230 km²

The Gers (Occitan: Gers) is a 178 km long river in southern France, left tributary of the Garonne.

Its source is in the foothills of the Pyrenees, near Lannemezan. It flows north through the départements Hautes-Pyrénées, Gers and Lot-et-Garonne. It flows into the Garonne near Agen. The city Auch lies along the river Gers. It gives its name to the Gers département.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Gers at the Sandre database

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