Arve (river)

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Data
Water code FR :  V0-0200 , CH : 92
location France , Switzerland
River system Rhône
Drain over Rhône  → Mediterranean
origin near the Col de Balme in the municipality of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
46 ° 1 ′ 18 ″  N , 6 ° 58 ′ 18 ″  E
Source height approx.  2212  m
muzzle near Geneva in the Rhone coordinates: 46 ° 12 '4 "  N , 6 ° 7' 12"  E ; CH1903:  498227  /  117 484 46 ° 12 '4 "  N , 6 ° 7' 12"  O
Mouth height 370  m above sea level M.
Height difference approx. 1842 m
Bottom slope approx. 17 ‰
length approx. 108 km
Catchment area 1973 km²
Discharge
A Eo : 1973 km²
Location: 4.1 km above the mouth 		NNQ (2011)
MNQ 1935–2016
MQ 1935–2016
Mq 1935–2016
 MHQ 1935–2016
HHQ (1968) 		10.3 m³ / s
46.2 m³ / s
77.3 m³ / s
39.2 l / (s km²)
 102 m³ / s
840 m³ / s
Left tributaries Bon Nant , Borne , Aire
Right tributaries Giffre , Menoge , Foron
Big cities Geneva
Medium-sized cities Annemasse
The Arve near Annemasse, Haute-Savoie

The Arve near Annemasse , Haute-Savoie

The Arve is a river in the western Alps . It rises in France , in the upper Chamonix valley near the Col de Balme and flows into Switzerland , in Geneva , as a left tributary into the Rhône . The total length of the river is around 116 kilometers, of which around 8.5 kilometers are in Switzerland. It has an average discharge of 75 m³ / s and a catchment area of ​​2060 km².

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

See also

Web links

Commons : Arve  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
  3. ↑ Arve near SANDRE (French)
  4. ↑ a b Genève measuring station, Bout du Monde 1935–2016 (PDF) Federal Office for the Environment FOEN

Picture gallery

  • Upper course of the Arve near Montroc

  • The Arve in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

  • The river in Cluses

  • Estuary in Geneva: the Rhône on the left and the Arve on the right