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River in France
Huveaune
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
 • locationMarseille
 • coordinates43°15′34″N 5°22′24″E / 43.2594°N 5.3734°E / 43.2594; 5.3734
Length48.5 km (30.1 mi)
Basin size502 km (194 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average10 m/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.

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 km (194 sq mi).

The Huveaune river bed in Aubagne during the July 2022 heatwave.
Dry riverbed of the Huveaune at St Giniez, near Marseilles

References

  1. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Huveaune (Y44-0400 )".
  2. Bassin versant : Huveaune (L'), Observatoire Régional Eau et Milieux Aquatiques en PACA
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