Aube (river) Facts for Kids

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River
The Aube river in Bar-sur-Aube
Country	France
Regions	Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Departments	Haute-Marne, Côte-d'Or, Aube, Marne

City	Bar-sur-Aube


Source	Plateau de Langres
- location	Praslay, Haute-Marne, France
- elevation	390 m (1,280 ft)
- coordinates	47°44′48″N 5°7′55″E / 47.74667°N 5.13194°E / 47.74667; 5.13194
Confluence	Seine River
- location	Marcilly-sur-Seine, Marne, France
- elevation	72 m (236 ft)
- coordinates	48°33′40″N 3°42′56″E / 48.56111°N 3.71556°E / 48.56111; 3.71556

Length	248.3 km (154 mi)
Basin	4,595 km² (1,774 sq mi)
Discharge	for Marcilly-sur-Seine
- average	41 m³/s (1,448 cu ft/s)

The Aube is a river in France. It is a right tributary of the Seine. The Aube department is named after the river.

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Geography

The Aube river has a length of 248.3 km (154.3 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 4,595 km² (1,774 sq mi).

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 33.70 m³/s (1,190 cu ft/s) at Arcis-sur-Aube in the Aube department.

Course

The source of the Aube river is in the Langres Plateau, in the commune of Praslay, at an altitude of about 390 m (1,280 ft), in the Haute-Marne department.

The Aube river flows through 2 regions, 4 departments and 80 communes. It flows through the following communes, among others: