The Sâne Morte (, the dead Sâne) is a long

river A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...

in the

Ain Ain (, ; ) is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...

and

Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part. Saône-et-Loire is B ...

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'', eastern

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. Its source is at Foissiat. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a

right tributary A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...

of the

Sâne Vive The Sâne Vive (), or Sâne, is a long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire ''departments of France, départements'', eastern France. Its source is at Lescheroux. It flows generally northwest. It is a left tributary of the Seille (Saône), Seille ...

into which it flows at

Ménetreuil Ménetreuil is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Sâne Morte forms most of the commune's northern border, flows southwest through the western part of the comm ...

''Départements'' and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth: * Ain: Foissiat, Lescheroux, Cormoz, Saint-Nizier-le-Bouchoux, * Saône-et-Loire:

Varennes-Saint-Sauveur Varennes-Saint-Sauveur is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Geography The Sevron flows northward through the middle of the commune, then flows into the Solnan, which form ...

, * Ain: Curciat-Dongalon, * Saône-et-Loire: Montpont-en-Bresse, Sainte-Croix, La Chapelle-Naude, Sornay, Bantanges,

References

Rivers of France Rivers of Ain Rivers of Saône-et-Loire Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes {{France-river-stub