Aude

Also known as Aude River

river in southwestern France

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Native name: L'Aude ( French )
Country: France
Location: Les Angles , Lac d'Aude , Massif du Carlit, Pyrénées , France
Elevation: 2,136 m (7,008 ft)
Length: 224.1 km (139.2 mi)
Basin size: 6,074 square kilometres (2,345 mi ) total and 4,900 square kilometres (1,900 mi ) above Coursan
Average: 43.6 m /s (1,540 cu ft/s) at Moussan
Left: the Cesse , the Fresquel , the Orbiel , the Argent-Double , the Trapel , the Sou de Val de Daigne
Right: the Orbieu , the Sals , the Lauquet

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The Aude ( French pronunciation: [od] ; Occitan: [ˈawðe]; Latin Atax [ˈataks]) is a river of southern France that is 224 kilometres (139 mi) long. Its source is in the Pyrenees mountains then runs to Carcassonne and finally reaches the Mediterranean Sea near Narbonne. The river is navigable by raft or canoe for nearly all of its length. It is registered as essential to the Languedoc-Roussillon region.

The river gave its name to the Aude department.