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Arve
Arve near Annemasse, Haute-Savoie.
Origin Graian Alps
Mouth Rhône
Basin countries France, Switzerland
Length 102 km
Avg. discharge 75 m³/s
Basin area 2,060 km²
The Arve (right) meets the Rhône in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Arve (right) meets the Rhône in Geneva, Switzerland.

The Arve river flows for approximately 100km (62 miles) through France, in the département of Haute-Savoie, and (for a few kilometers) in Switzerland. It is a left tributary of the Rhône. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 547 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) the Arve in Annemasse, Haute-Savoie, France, summer 2004 File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects... Annemasse is a municipality in France. ... [[ == Headline text == This article does not cite its references or sources. ... The chief peaks of the Graian Alps, from the Mont Cenis to the Little St Bernard Pass, are usually divided into three groups, the Central (the watershed between the two passes named), the Western or French, and the Eastern or Italian; in the following lists the initials C, W, and... The Rhône River, or the Rhône (French Rhône, Arpitan Rôno, Occitan Ròse, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten), is one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... In hydrology, the discharge of a river is the volume of water transported by it in a certain amount of time. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 1170 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rhône River Arve Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2816x2112, 1170 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Rhône River Arve Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner... The Rhône River, or the Rhône (French Rhône, Arpitan Rôno, Occitan Ròse, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten), is one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. ... Coat of arms of the Canton of Geneva Coat of arms of the City of Geneva Geneva (French: Genève, German: Genf, Italian: Ginevra, Romansh Genevra, Spanish: Ginebra) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zurich), located where Lake Geneva (French: Lac de Genève or Lac L... This bridge across the Danube River links Hungary with Slovakia. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to English counties. ... Haute-Savoie is a French département, named after the Alps mountain range. ... The Rhône River, or the Rhône (French Rhône, Arpitan Rôno, Occitan Ròse, standard German Rhone, Valais German Rotten), is one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. ...


Rising in the Graian 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 below Geneva. The chief peaks of the Graian Alps, from the Mont Cenis to the Little St Bernard Pass, are usually divided into three groups, the Central (the watershed between the two passes named), the Western or French, and the Eastern or Italian; in the following lists the initials C, W, and... Glacial and Glaciation redirect here. ... Panorama of Chamonix valley Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the foot of Mont Blanc. ... Mer de Glace The Mer de Glace (Sea of Ice) is a glacier located on the north face of the Mont Blanc, in the Alps. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...


The Arve flows through the following towns: Chamonix, Sallanches, Cluses, Bonneville, Annemasse, and Geneva. Panorama of Chamonix valley Chamonix-Mont-Blanc or, more commonly, Chamonix is a town and commune in eastern France, in the Haute-Savoie département, at the foot of Mont Blanc. ... Sallanches is a commune of the Haute-Savoie département, in France. ... Cluses is a commune of a Canton of Haute-Savoie, France. ... Bonneville, Haute-Savoie by J.M.W. Turner Bonneville is a commune of the Haute-Savoie département, in France. ... Annemasse is a municipality in France. ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Genève //, German:   //, Italian: Ginevra //, Romansh: Genevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich), and is the most populous city of Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland). ...


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The Arve River in Chamonix
The Arve River in Chamonix

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