Gave d'Ossau


The Gave d'Ossau is the torrential river flowing through the Ossau Valley, one of the three main valleys of the High-Béarn, in the Southwest of France.
It is formed in Gabas from the confluence of two gaves coming from both sides of the Pic du Midi d'Ossau:
After joining the Gave d'Aspe, in Oloron-Sainte-Marie, it forms the Gave d'Oloron.
Throughout its length, the river is paralleled by the D934 road that runs from Pau to Spain, via the Col du Pourtalet.
In Castet, a dam forms the Lac de Castet.

Main tributaries