Nive
| Nive | |
|---|---|
| Nive in Bayonne | |
| Location | |
| Country | France | 
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pyrenees | 
| • coordinates | 43°03′38″N 1°11′49″W / 43.06056°N 1.19694°W | 
| Mouth | |
|  • location | Adour | 
|  • coordinates | 43°29′38″N 1°28′27″W / 43.49389°N 1.47417°W | 
| Length | 79 km (49 mi) | 
| Basin size | 1,030 km2 (400 sq mi) | 
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Adour→ Atlantic Ocean | 
The Nive (French pronunciation: [niv]; Basque: Errobi; Occitan: Niva) is a French river that flows through the French Basque Country. It is a left tributary of the river Adour. It is 78.9 km (49.0 mi) long. The river's source in the Pyrenees in Lower Navarre. The river Nive was made famous by the Le petit Nicolas series.