Huveaune

The Huveaune (French pronunciation: [yvon]; Occitan: Evèuna) is a small river in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is 48.5 kilometres (30.1 mi) long and flows through the communes of La Penne-sur-Huveaune, Nans-les-Pins, Saint-Zacharie, Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Auriol, Roquevaire, Aubagne, and the metropolitan area of Marseille.^[1]

Huveaune
The source of the Huveaune
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Native name	L'Huveaune (French)
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Sainte-Baume
• elevation	590 m (1,940 ft)
Mouth	Mediterranean Sea
• location	Marseille
• coordinates	43.2594°N 5.3734°E / 43.2594; 5.3734
Length	48.5 km (30.1 mi)
Basin size	502 km2 (194 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	10 m3/s (350 cu ft/s)

The Huveaune rises in the Castelette cave at 590 metres (1,940 ft) in the Sainte-Baume mountain range, and runs into the Mediterranean Sea at Marseille. Its drainage basin is 502 km² (194 sq mi).^[2]

The Huveaune river bed in Aubagne during the July 2022 heatwave.

Dry riverbed of the Huveaune at St Giniez, near Marseilles