Aube (river)
Appearance
Aube | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Champagne-Ardenne |
• coordinates | 47°45′37″N 5°7′29″E / 47.76028°N 5.12472°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Seine |
• coordinates | 48°33′26″N 3°43′3″E / 48.55722°N 3.71750°E |
Length | 249 km (155 mi) |
Basin size | 3,600 km2 (1,400 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 34 m3/s (1,200 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Seine→ English Channel |
The Aube (French pronunciation: [ob] ) is a river in France, a right tributary of the Seine. It is 248.9 kilometres (154.7 mi) long.[1] The river gives its name to the Aube department.
Its source is in the Haute-Marne department, on the plateau of Langres, near the town of Auberive. It flows through the departments of Haute-Marne, Côte-d'Or, Aube, and Marne. It flows into the river Seine near Marcilly-sur-Seine. Cities along the river include Bar-sur-Aube and Arcis-sur-Aube.
Main tributaries
[edit]Departments and towns crossed
[edit]- Haute-Marne: Auberive
- Côte-d'Or: Montigny-sur-Aube
- Aube: Bar-sur-Aube, Brienne-le-Château, Ramerupt, Arcis-sur-Aube
- Marne: Anglure
See also
[edit]- The Albian Age in the Cretaceous Period of geological time is named for the River Aube (after the Latin name for the river, Alba)
- Rivers of France
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Media related to Aube River at Wikimedia Commons