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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. It is 15.1 km (9.4 mi) long.[1]

Uhaitxa
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Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sainte-Engrâce
Mouth	Saison
• coordinates	43.0481°N 0.8859°W / 43.0481; -0.8859
Length	15 km (9 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Saison→ Gave d'Oloron→ Gaves réunis→ Adour→ Atlantic Ocean

Geography

The Uhaïtxa rises in the northeast of Sainte-Engrâce, 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 karstic 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.

Main tributaries

Arpideko erreka from Antzu Naba, Ehüjarreko erreka from Erraitzeko Lephua, Khakuetako erreka from Ihizkunditze, Urdaibiko erreka from the Sarimendi, Mürrübeltzeko erreka, Gahardoiko erreka…

References

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