Hermance (river)

The Hermance is a river that rises in France in Haute-Savoie, between Machilly and Loisin, and flows for 7 kilometres through the small valley from Hermance and the commune of Veigy-Foncenex where it marks the Swiss-French border on the last 6 kilometres of its course by bordering the communes of Anières and Hermance in Switzerland and Chens-sur-Léman in France,[1] before flowing into Lake Geneva. It is 13 km (8.1 mi) long.[2]

Hermance
Location
CountriesFrance and Switzerland
Physical characteristics
MouthLake Geneva
  coordinates
46.3042°N 6.2417°E / 46.3042; 6.2417
Length13 km (8.1 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionLake GenevaRhôneMediterranean Sea

Flood control and other river maintenance issues are regulated under the 1959 Hermance River Agreement.[3]

Notes and references

  1. This text incorporates text from fr.wikipedia.org. The French Wikipedia use the following sources:
  2. Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Hermance (V0350700)".
  3. Ariel Dinar et al., Transboundary Water Conflict, Negotiation and Cooperation, World Scientific, 2007. ISBN 981-256-893-X, ISBN 978-981-256-893-9. p. 185


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