Nervión
| Nervión Basque: Nerbioi | |
|---|---|
River Nervion with Zubizuri footbridge. | |
| Location | |
| Country | Spain |
| Region | Basque Country |
| District | Álava, Biscay |
| City | Bilbao |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Delika Canyon |
| • location | Sierra Salbada, Álava, Spain |
| • elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Mouth | Estuary of Bilbao |
• location | Bay of Biscay between Portugalete and Getxo, Spain |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 72 km (45 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,900 km2 (730 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Portugalete and Getxo |
| • average | 9.6 m3/s (340 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Kadagua, Galindo |
| • right | Altube, Ibaizabal, Asua |
Nervión (Spanish pronunciation: [neɾˈβjon]; Basque: Nerbioi) is a river that runs through the town of Bilbao, Spain into the Cantabrian Sea (Bay of Biscay). Its lowermost course, downstream of its confluence with the Ibaizabal River, is known as the Estuary of Bilbao.