Nivelle (river)
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Nivelle Rio Ugarana / Ur Ertsi |
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 Bilingual lettering in Ascain |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : S52-0400 | |
| location |
Spain , Navarre Province France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region |
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| River system | Level | |
| source |
Spain , near Urdazubi 43 ° 13 ′ 2 ″ N , 1 ° 31 ′ 23 ″ W |
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| Source height | approx. 500 msnm | |
| muzzle | between Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Ciboure in the Atlantic Coordinates: 43 ° 23 ′ 18 " N , 1 ° 40 ′ 11" W 43 ° 23 ′ 18 " N , 1 ° 40 ′ 11" W |
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| Mouth height | 0 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 500 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 11 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 45 km | |
| Small towns | Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle , Ciboure , Saint-Jean-de-Luz | |
The Nivelle , upper reaches in Spanish Rio Ugarana , Basque Ur Ertsi , is a river in the Basque Country of Spain and France . It rises under the name Rio Olavideo in the Spanish province of Navarra , in the municipality of Urdazubi , later drains under the name Rio Ugarana to the north and crosses the Spanish / French border at Dancharia , municipality of Ainhoa . There it takes the name Nivelle , swings to the northwest and flows into the Atlantic after around 45 kilometers (39 kilometers of which in France) between Ciboure and Saint-Jean-de-Luz . On her way she crosses the French department Pyrénées-Atlantiques .
Places on the river
Web links
Commons : Nivelle - collection of images, videos and audio files
Remarks
- ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
- ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the relevant website sandre.eaufrance.fr/ accessed on August 10, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.