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.
Course.
The Nive proper is formed from three small rivers in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port:
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:
Right tributaries: