Dranse d'Abondance
| Dranse d'Abondance | ||
 The river at Pré-la-Joux (Châtel municipality) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | FR : V03-0400 , as part (upper course) of the Dranse | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| River system | Rhone | |
| Drain over | (Dranse) → Rhone → Mediterranean | |
| source | near the Col de Bassachaux , in the municipality of Châtel 46 ° 13 ′ 16 ″ N , 6 ° 46 ′ 44 ″ E |
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| Source height | 1770 m | |
| Confluence with the Dranse de Morzine | in the municipality of La Forclaz and the formation of the Dranse River Coordinates: 46 ° 19 ′ 30 ″ N , 6 ° 35 ′ 50 ″ E 46 ° 19 ′ 30 ″ N , 6 ° 35 ′ 50 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 550 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 1220 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 31 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 39 km | |
| Catchment area | 178 km² | |
The Dranse d'Abondance is a mountain river in France that runs in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It is hydrographically classified as the upper reaches of the 49.1 km long Dranse and rises in the municipality of Châtel , near the Col de Bassachaux , near the border with Switzerland . The river generally drains to the northwest. After a distance of around 39 kilometers, the Dranse de Morzine joins the municipality of La Forclaz from the left . From here on, the river is called Dranse (no name added) and flows into Lake Geneva after about 10 km .
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