Irati

Historia

The Irati river is a right bank affluent of the Aragon in Sangüesa, Navarre. It begins in the Irati Forest, then feeds the water retenue of 'Itoiz.PathIt begins at the meeting point of the Urbeltza and Urtxuria rivers in the Irati Forest. From north, it has one French affluent, l'Iratiko. The river is then held up, shortly before Irabia, by a pond in the heart of the forest, the lac d'Irabia, built in 1921 with an affluent from north, the river Urrio.After having fared through Aezkoa and Oroz-Betelu, offering stunning landscapes, the Irati is held up again in the marais d'Itoiz, already joined by the Urrobi and the Erro. It is then joined by the Areta and the to immediately enter the impressive gorges of la Foz de Lumbier.Finally its path ends after 88 km in the Aragon.ConvenienceThe wealth and conservation of its waters, with its bank vegetation and fish population makes it an important recreational fishing spot, albeit that it is declared as an area of common interest by the European regimentation.