Nive facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Nive |
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| Errobi | |
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 Nive in Bayonne
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Pyrénées-Atlantiques |
| Commune | Estérençuby, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Bidarray, Cambo-les-Bains, Ustaritz, Villefranque, Bayonne |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Nive d'Arnéguy, Nive des Aldudes, Bastan, Laxia |
| City | Bayonne |
| Source | |
| - location | Pyrenees, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France |
| - elevation | 360 m (1,181 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°03′39″N 1°11′50″E / 43.06083°N 1.19722°E |
| Mouth | Adour |
| - location | Bayonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France |
| - elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| - coordinates | 43°02′40″N 1°28′27″W / 43.04444°N 1.47417°W |
| Length | 79.3 km (49 mi) |
| Basin | 1,030 km² (398 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Cambo-les-Bains |
| - average | 30 m³/s (1,059 cu ft/s) |
The Nive (called Errobi in Basque and Niva in Occitan) is a river in France. It flows through the Pyrénées-Atlantiques area, which is part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. The river starts in the Pyrenees mountains and is a tributary (a smaller river that flows into a larger one) of the Adour river.
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About the Nive River
The Nive river is about 79.3 kilometers (49.3 miles) long. The area of land where all the water drains into the Nive, called its drainage basin, covers about 1,030 square kilometers (398 square miles).
On average, about 30 cubic meters (1,059 cubic feet) of water flow through the Nive every second at a place called Cambo-les-Bains. This is like the amount of water in 12 Olympic swimming pools flowing by every minute!
Where the Nive Starts and Flows
The Nive river actually forms from three smaller rivers near Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port:
- The Nive de Béhérobie (this is the main stream)
- The Laurhibar, which is about 28.1 kilometers (17.5 miles) long
- The Nive d'Arnéguy, which is about 20.8 kilometers (12.9 miles) long
The Nive river flows through several towns. These include Estérençuby (where the Nive de Béhérobie starts), Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Bidarray, Cambo-les-Bains, Ustaritz, Villefranque, and Bayonne. In Bayonne, the Nive flows into the Adour river.
It joins the Adour river in the city of Bayonne. This happens at an altitude of about 3 meters (10 feet) above sea level. This spot is also about 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) from the Bay of Biscay, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean.
Main Rivers Joining the Nive
Here are some of the main rivers that flow into the Nive:
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Rivers joining from the left:
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Rivers joining from the right:
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Gallery
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The Nive at Itxassou
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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (the Nive de Béhérobie)
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Bidarray, the bridge Noblia over the Nive
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Ustaritz, bridge over the Nive
Related pages
Images for kids
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Nive in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in 1843, by Eugène de Malbos
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Confluence of the Nive in Bayonne in 1843, by Eugène de Malbos
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See also
In Spanish: Nive para niños
