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, Laferte-sur-Aube
Cote-d'Or (Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region) : Montigny-sur-Aube
Aube (Grand Est region) : Bar-sur-Aube, Brienne-le-Chateau, 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
Rivers of Grand Est
Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comte