Basin size 89 km (34 sq mi) Source Jura Mountains Country Switzerland | Length 23 km Mouth Lake Geneva | |
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Main source Jura Mountains of Ain (France)
600 m (2,000 ft) River mouth Lake Geneva at Versoix (Switzerland)
372 m (1,220 ft) Progression Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea Discharge Average rate:
3.2 m/s (110 cu ft/s) | ||
The Versoix is a river in France and in Switzerland. It is a 22.8 kilometres (14.2 mi) tributary of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman).
Map of Versoix, Switzerland
The river begins in the Jura Mountains in Ain, France as Rivière la Divonne. It flows eastward through Divonne-les-Bains and Lac de Divonne approaching the Canton of Vaud. From there it turns southward toward form 10.5 kilometres (6.5 mi) of the France–Switzerland border, entering the Canton of Geneva and continuing eastward toward Versoix where it enters the lake.
References
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