Bon Nant

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Bon Nant
The river at the Chapel of the Holy Family in Les Contamines-Montjoie

The river at the Chapel of the Holy Family in Les Contamines-Montjoie

Data
Water code FR :  V0020560
location France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
River system Rhône
Drain over Arve  → Rhône  → Mediterranean
source near the Col de Bonhomme , in the municipality of Les Contamines-Montjoie
45 ° 44 ′ 10 ″  N , 6 ° 42 ′ 17 ″  E
Source height approx.  2316  m
muzzle in the municipality of Passy in the Arve Coordinates: 45 ° 54 ′ 44 ″  N , 6 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  E 45 ° 54 ′ 44 ″  N , 6 ° 42 ′ 0 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  570  m
Height difference approx. 1746 m
Bottom slope approx. 76 ‰
length 23 km

The Bon Nant is a mountain river in France that runs in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises on the southwest edge of the Montblanc massif , near the Col de Bonhomme , in the municipal area of Les Contamines-Montjoie , generally drains in a northerly direction and after 23 kilometers flows into the Arve as a left tributary in the municipal area of Passy .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Bon Nant at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 26, 2013, rounded to full kilometers.