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]
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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.
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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
Bridge over the Saône at Tournus
Saint Albin tunnel at Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin
Source of the Saône at Vioménil
Die Saône in Gray
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.
{{cite web}}: 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Source de la Saône" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Embouchure de la Saône" (in French). Géoportail. Retrieved 24 June 2017.
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