Aube (river)

The Aube is a river in France. It is a right tributary of the Seine. The Aube department is named after the river.

Geography
The Aube river has a length of  and a drainage basin with an area of . 

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is  at Arcis-sur-Aube in the Aube department.

Course
The source of the Aube river is in the Langres Plateau, in the commune of Praslay, at an altitude of about , in the Haute-Marne department.

The Aube river flows through 2 regions, 4 departments and 80 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others:
 Haute-Marne (Grand Est region) : Auberive, Laferté-sur-Aube
 Côte-d'Or (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region) : Montigny-sur-Aube
 Aube (Grand Est region) : Bar-sur-Aube, Brienne-le-Château, Ramerupt, Arcis-sur-Aube
 Marne (Grand Est region) : Anglure

Finally, it flows into the Seine river in the town of Marcilly-sur-Seine in the Marne department.

Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Aube river are:

Left tributaries:
 Auzon - 39.5 km

Right tributaries:
 Aujon - 68 km
 Voire - 56 km
 Huitrelle - 23.4 km
 Superbe- 39.5 km

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Category:Rivers of Grand Est
Category:Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté