The Dranse d'Abondance is the upper part of the
river
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Dranse in the
French department of
Haute-Savoie
Haute-Savoie (; Arpitan: ''Savouè d'Amont'' or ''Hiôta-Savouè''; en, Upper Savoy) or '; it, Alta Savoia. is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is ...
, a sub-
tributary
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of the
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; wae, Rotten ; frp, Rôno ; oc, Ròse ) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea. At Ar ...
.
Geography
The river is sourced from above the
hamlet
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of , in the commune of
Châtel near the
pointe de Chésery and the Franco-Swiss border, in the
Chablais
Chablais () was a province of the Duchy of Savoy. Its capital was Thonon-les-Bains.
Chablais was elevated to a duchy in 1311 by Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor.
This region is currently divided into three territories, the ''Chablais savoyard'', the ...
.
It irrigates the
Val d'Abondance.
In Bioge (a commune of
Reyvroz
Reyvroz (; frp, Révro) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Savoie department
The following is a list of the 279 Communes of France, commune ...
), the river joins the Dranse at the confluence with
Dranse de Morzine Dranse may refer to:
*Dranse (Haute-Savoie), a French river in Haute-Savoie, that empties into Lake Geneva
** Dranse d'Abondance, considered as the upper part of the Dranse in Haute-Savoie
** Dranse de Morzine, a major tributary of the Dranse that b ...
, which empties into
Lake Geneva
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in the
Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve
The Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located in the delta of the Dranse river. The reserve is located to the east of the commune of Thonon-les-Bains in southeastern France. At long by wide, it covers a small area ...
between
Thonon-les-Bains
Thonon-les-Bains (; frp, Tonon), often simply referred to as Thonon, is a subprefecture of the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. In 2018, the commune had a population of 35,241. Thonon-les-Bains is ...
and
Évian-les-Bains
Évian-les-Bains (), or simply Évian ( frp, Èvian, , or ), is a Communes of France, commune in the northern part of the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region, Southeastern France. ...
.
Traversed communes
*
Châtel
*
La Chapelle-d'Abondance
La Chapelle-d'Abondance () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.
Located in the northern French Alps, the village lies at the heart of a farming valley in Haute-Savoie. Nestling ...
*
Abondance
*
Bonnevaux
*
Vacheresse
*
Chevenoz
Fish population
The Dranse d'Abondance
stocks
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a population of
brown trout
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from the
Mediterranean
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.
as are
European bullhead
The European bullhead (''Cottus gobio'') is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the family Cottidae, a type of sculpin. It is also known as the miller's thumb, freshwater sculpin, common bu ...
s. The fish are regulated by the AAPPMACG (Association Agréée pour la Pêche et la Protection du Milieu Aquatique du Chablais-Genevois).
References
External links
*
Fédération de pêche de la Haute-Savoie*
Association Agréée pour la Pêche et la Protection du Milieu Aquatique du Chablais-Genevois
Rivers of Haute-Savoie
Rivers of France
Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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