Saône
The Saône is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône river. It starts in the Vosges department amd joins the Rhône in the city of Lyon.
Saône | |
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Mouth | Rhône |
Progression | Template:RRhône |
Length | 473 km (294 mi) |
Mouth elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
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
The 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
The 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
The main tributaries, over 40 km long, of the Saône river are:[1]
Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
The Saône in Gray.
View over the Saône, Lyon.
The Saône river in Lyon by night.
Confluence of Saône and Doubs rivers.
Saône Media
Scenic view of the banks of the Saône in Lyon, showing Lyon Cathedral, the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière
Personification of the Saône by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1883–1886, National Museum in Warsaw, a study for decoration of the stairwell in the new wing of the Palace of Fine Arts in Lyon, a city at the confluence of the Saône and Rhône rivers
The Saône at Neuville-sur-Saône
A plaque commemorating the flood of 1840 at Quincieux
Historic floods since 1950 Écuelles, north Saône-et-Loire
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "La Saône (U---0000)" (in French). SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ 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.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Source de la Saône" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Embouchure de la Saône" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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