Saône
The Saône is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône river. It starts in the Vosges department and joins the Rhône in the city of Lyon.
| Saône Sona (Arpitan) | |
|---|---|
 The Saône in Lyon by night | |
_-_carte.png) Course of the Saône | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Vioménil |
| - location | Vosges |
| - coordinates | 48°05′40″N 6°10′55″E / 48.094444°N 6.181944°E |
| - elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
| Mouth | Rhône |
| - location | Lyon, France |
| - coordinates | 45°43′39″N 4°49′4″E / 45.72750°N 4.81778°E |
| - elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Length | 473 km (294 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 410 m3/s (14,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Doubs, Lanterne |
| - right | Azergues, Morgon |
Two French departments has the name of the river in their names: Haute-Saône and Saône-et-Loire, both in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Geography
changeThe Saône river has a length of 480 km (298.3 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 29,950 km2 (11,564 sq mi).[1]
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 470 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s) at Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or in the Metropolitan Lyon.[2]
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or (13 years)[2]
Course
changeThe Saône river starts in the commune of Vioménil in the Vosges department, at an altitude of about 405 m (1,329 ft).[3] The river flows in general to the south-southwest.
The Saône river flows through the 3 regions and 6 departments. It flows through the following communes, among others:[1]
- Grand Est region
- Vosges department: Darney, Monthureux-sur-Saône, Châtillon-sur-Saône.
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
The Saône river flows into the Rhône river as a right tributary in the city of Lyon.[4]
Main tributaries
changeThe main tributaries, over 40 km long, of the Saône river are:[1]
|
Left tributaries:
|
|
Right tributaries:
|
Gallery
change-
-
The Saône in Gray. -
View over the Saône, Lyon. -
The Saône river in Lyon by night. -
Confluence of Saône and Doubs rivers.
_-_panoramio.jpg)
Related pages
changeReferences
change
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "La Saône (U---0000)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Archived from the original on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "La Saône à Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or [2]". Banque Hydro (in French). Ministère de l'Ecologie, du Développement Durable et de l'Energie. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ "Source de la Saône" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- ↑ "Embouchure de la Saône" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 24 June 2017.