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Pyrenees-Atlantiques

9 canyons.

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  Althagneta

  A steep, short descent near Sainte-Engrâce in the Basque Pyrenees: just 500 meters long but dropping 310 meters via a 40 meter rappel, typically a six hour round trip.

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  Bitet (Lower)

  The harder, lower half of the two part Bitet system above Eaux Chaudes, a granite run about a kilometer long dropping 170 meters past a 35 meter rappel.

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  Bitet (Upper)

  The milder upstream half of the Bitet system near Eaux Chaudes: six short rappels finish among big boulders at the dam, and the source guidebook text calls it worth doing once even though the canyon below is the better descent.

  Eaux-Chaudes (Laruns), Pyrénées-Atlantiques Unknown flood
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  Errekaltia

  A 500 meter limestone descent near Sainte-Engrâce in the Basque Pyrenees, dropping 250 meters via a 35 meter rappel in about four hours.

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  Larrandaburu

  Finishes at the boardwalk trail through the Gorges de Kakoueta: a deeply incised limestone canyon whose descent moves from unequipped downclimbs near sinkhole pools into the trip's biggest, most exposed drop.

  Sainte-Engrâce, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Unknown flood
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  Lescun

  A short, intense gorge below Lescun village that ends in a near 40 meter rappel, with a siphon prone pothole partway down that the source guidebook text warns against jumping into.

  Lescun, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Unknown flood
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  Olhadubie

  A three kilometer classic near Larrau reached by crossing the Holzarte footbridge: aquatic and sporty for the first four hours before the walls close into a dark, scenic gorge with no way out until the end.

  Larrau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques Unknown flood
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  Soussoueou

  A fun, approachable staircase of slides and jumps below the Ossau valley's hydro dam, closed from October through mid June and popular enough with guide companies that timing your start early or late avoids the lines.

  Gabas (Laruns), Pyrénées-Atlantiques Unknown flood
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  Valentin (Lower)

  A short limestone drop near Laruns, about 100 vertical meters over 1.1 kilometers with a 20 meter rappel; guidebook detail beyond the basic stats is thin.

  Unknown flood