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
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Pyrenees
- coordinates	43°03′38″N 1°11′49″W
Mouth
- location	Adour
- coordinates	43°29′38″N 1°28′27″W
Length	79 km (49 mi)
Basin size	1,030 km2 (400 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Adour→ 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

Left tributaries: Nive d'Arnéguy - 20.8 kilometres (12.9 miles)[4] Nive des Aldudes - 33.5 kilometres (20.8 miles)[5] Bastan - 12.9 kilometres (8.0 miles)[6]

Right tributaries: Laurhibar - 28.1 kilometres (17.5 miles)[3] Lakako Erreka - 20.4 kilometres (12.7 miles)[7]

Gallery

• 
  The Nive at Itxassou
• 
  Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port (the Nive de Béhérobie)
• 
  Bidarray, the bridge Noblia over the Nive
• 
  Ustaritz, bridge over the Nive

Related pages

• List of rivers of France