Dranse d'Abondance
| Dranse d'Abondance | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France, Switzerland[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Dranse |
• coordinates | 46°19′29″N 6°35′48″E / 46.3248°N 6.5967°ECoordinates: 46°19′29″N 6°35′48″E / 46.3248°N 6.5967°E |
| Length | 18 km (11 mi) |
| Basin size | 178 km2 (69 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Dranse→ Lake Geneva→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Dranse d'Abondance is the upper part of the river Dranse in the French department of Haute-Savoie, a sub-tributary of the Rhône.[2]
Geography[]
The river is sourced from above the hamlet of , in the commune of Châtel near the pointe de Chésery and the Franco-Swiss border, in the Chablais.
It irrigates the .
In Bioge (a commune of Reyvroz), the river joins the Dranse at the confluence with , which empties into Lake Geneva in the Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve between Thonon-les-Bains and Évian-les-Bains.
Traversed communes[]
Fish population[]
The Dranse d'Abondance stocks a population of brown trout from the Mediterranean.[3] as are European bullheads. The fish are regulated by the AAPPMACG (Association Agréée pour la Pêche et la Protection du Milieu Aquatique du Chablais-Genevois).
References[]
- ^ Western flanks of Tour de Don and Bec du Corbeau
- ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Dranse (V03-0400)".
- ^ "Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic. (2003) 369 : 41-70" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
External links[]
- (in French) Fédération de pêche de la Haute-Savoie
- (in French) Association Agréée pour la Pêche et la Protection du Milieu Aquatique du Chablais-Genevois
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- Tributaries of Lake Geneva
- Rivers of Haute-Savoie
- Rivers of France
- Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- France river stubs