Nive

The Nive (Basque: Errobi, Occitan: Niva) is a river in France. It flows through the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The river starts in the Pyrenees. It is a left tributary of the Adour river.

Nive
Nive in Bayonne
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 - locationPyrenees
 - coordinates43°03′38″N 1°11′49″W
Mouth 
 - locationAdour
 - coordinates43°29′38″N 1°28′27″W
Length79 km (49 mi)
Basin size1,030 km2 (400 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionAdour→ Atlantic Ocean

Geography

The Nive river has a length of 79.3 kilometres (49.3 miles),[1] and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 1,030 square kilometres (398 square miles).

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 30.00 cubic metres per second (1,059 cubic feet per second) at Cambo-les-Bains in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.[2]

Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Cambo-les-Bains (1967 - 2017)[2]

Course

The Nive proper is formed from three small rivers in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port:

  • The Nive de Béhérobie (main stream)
  • The Laurhibar - 28.1 kilometres (17.5 miles)[3]
  • The Nive d'Arnéguy - 20.8 kilometres (12.9 miles)[4]

The Nive passes through the towns of Estérençuby (Nive de Béhérobie), Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Bidarray, Cambo-les-Bains, Ustaritz, Villefranque and Bayonne, where it flows into the Adour.

It joins the Adour in the city of Bayonne, on its left bank, at an altitude of 3 metres (9.8 feet) and at about 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) from the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean).

Main tributaries

References
  1. "La Nive (Q9--0250)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  2. "La Nive à Cambo-les-Bains" (in French). Banque Hydro. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. "Le Laurhibar (Q9030500)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  4. "La Nive d'Arnéguy (Q90-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  5. "La Nive des Aldudes (Q91-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  6. "Le Bastan (Q92-0430)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
  7. "Lakako Erreka (Q92-0400)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 31 March 2014.

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