Native name L'Arve Basin size 2,060 km (800 sq mi) Discharge 75 m³/s Mouth Rhône | Country France, Switzerland Length 102 km Basin area 2,060 km² Countries France, Switzerland | |
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Main source Col des Montets near Chamonix
1,516 m (4,974 ft) River mouth Rhône in Geneva
370 m (1,210 ft) Progression Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea Sources Graian Alps, Col des Montets Bridges Hans Wilsdorf Bridge, Egratz viaduct | ||
The river Arve (French: L'Arve) flows for approximately 100 km (62 miles) through France, in the département of Haute-Savoie, and (for a few kilometers) in Switzerland. It is a left tributary of the Rhône.
Map of Arve
Rising in the northern side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, close to the Swiss border, it receives water from the many glaciers of the Chamonix valley (mainly the Mer de Glace) before flowing north-west into the Rhône on the west side of Geneva, where its much higher level of silt brings forth a striking contrast between the two rivers.
The Arve flows through Chamonix, Sallanches, Oëx, Cluses, Bonneville, Annemasse and Geneva.
References
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