Nive

The Nive (, ) 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.

Geography
The Nive river has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is  at Cambo-les-Bains in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.

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

Course
The Nive proper is formed from three small rivers in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port:
 The Nive de Béhérobie (main stream)
 The Laurhibar - 
 The Nive d'Arnéguy - 

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  and at about  from the Bay of Biscay (Atlantic Ocean).

Main tributaries 

Left tributaries:
 Nive d'Arnéguy - 
 Nive des Aldudes - 
 Bastan - 

Right tributaries:
 Laurhibar - 
 Lakako Erreka - 

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

 References 

Other websites

 Tour de la Haute vallée de la Nive 
 Contrat de Rivière des Nives  

Category:Rivers of Nouvelle-Aquitaine