The Dranse d'Abondance is the upper part of the river Dranse in the French department of Haute-Savoie, a sub-tributary of the Rhône.[2]

Dranse d'Abondance
Dranse d'Abondance is located in France
Dranse d'Abondance
Dranse d'Abondance is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Dranse d'Abondance
Location
CountryFrance, Switzerland[1]
Physical characteristics
MouthDranse
 • coordinates
46°19′29″N 6°35′48″E / 46.3248°N 6.5967°E / 46.3248; 6.5967
Length18 km (11 mi)
Basin size178 km2 (69 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionDranseLake GenevaRhôneMediterranean Sea

Geography

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The river is sourced from above the hamlet of Plaine Dranse [fr], in the commune of Châtel near the pointe de Chésery and the Franco-Swiss border, in the Chablais.

It irrigates the Val d'Abondance.

In Bioge (a commune of Reyvroz), the river joins the Dranse at the confluence with Dranse de Morzine, which empties into Lake Geneva in the Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve between Thonon-les-Bains and Évian-les-Bains.

Traversed communes

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Fish population

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The Dranse d'Abondance stocks a population of brown trout from the Mediterranean.[3] as are European bullheads. The fish are regulated by the AAPPMACG (Association Agréée pour la Pêche et la Protection du Milieu Aquatique du Chablais-Genevois).

References

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  1. ^ Western flanks of Tour de Don and Bec du Corbeau
  2. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Dranse (V03-0400)".
  3. ^ "Bull. Fr. Pêche Piscic. (2003) 369 : 41-70" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
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