Arve

The Arve (French: L'Arve, French pronunciation: [aʁv]) is a river in France, in the département of Haute-Savoie, and (for a few kilometers) in Switzerland. It is a left tributary of the Rhône. It is 108 km (67 mi) long.[1]

Arve
The Arve near Annemasse, Haute-Savoie
Native nameL'Arve  (French)
Location
Countries
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationCol des Montets near Chamonix
  coordinates46.00341°N 6.92029°E / 46.00341; 6.92029
  elevation1,516 m (4,974 ft)
Mouth 
  location
Rhône in Geneva
  coordinates
46.20129°N 6.12197°E / 46.20129; 6.12197
  elevation
370 m (1,210 ft)
Length108 km (67 mi)
Basin size2,060 km2 (800 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average75 m3/s (2,600 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionRhôneMediterranean Sea

Rising in the northern side of the Mont Blanc massif in the Alps, close to the Swiss border, it receives water from the many glaciers of the Chamonix valley (mainly the Mer de Glace) before flowing north-west into the Rhône on the west side of Geneva, where its much higher level of silt brings forth a striking contrast between the two rivers.

The Arve flows through Chamonix, Sallanches, Oëx, Cluses, Bonneville, Annemasse and Geneva.

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