Coordinates: 43°15′34″N 5°22′24″E / 43.2594°N 5.3734°E / 43.2594; 5.3734

Huveaune

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Huveaune
File:SourcesHuveaune.jpg
The source of the Huveaune
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Native nameL'Huveaune (French)
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSainte-Baume
 • elevation590 m (1,940 ft)
MouthMediterranean Sea
 • location
Marseille
 • coordinates
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Length48.5 km (30.1 mi)
Basin size502 km2 (194 mi2)
Discharge 
 • average10 m3/s (350 cu ft/s)

The Huveaune (French pronunciation: [yvon]; Occitan: Evèuna) is a small river in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. It is 48.5 kilometres (30.1 mi) long and flows through the communes of La Penne-sur-Huveaune, Nans-les-Pins, Saint-Zacharie, Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume, Auriol, Roquevaire, Aubagne, and the metropolitan area of Marseille.[1]

The Huveaune rises in the Castelette cave at 590 metres (1,940 ft) in the Sainte-Baume mountain range, and runs into the Mediterranean Sea at Marseille. Its drainage basin is 502 km2 (194 sq mi).[2]

File:Huveaune Aubagne dry bed.jpg
The Huveaune river bed in Aubagne during the July 2022 heatwave.
File:Huveaune-St-GiniezJPG.jpg
Dry riverbed of the Huveaune at St Giniez, near Marseilles

References

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  2. ^ Bassin versant : Huveaune (L'), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA

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