Sâne Morte

Sâne Morte
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Foissiat
• coordinates	46°22′32″N 05°11′22″E
• elevation	220 m (720 ft)
Mouth
• location	Sâne Vive
• coordinates	46°34′30″N 05°05′38″E
• elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Length	54.6 km (33.9 mi)
Basin features
Progression	Sâne Vive→ Seille→ Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The Sâne Morte (French: la Sâne Morte, the dead Sâne) is a 54.6-kilometre (33.9 mi) long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire départements, eastern France. Its source is at Foissiat. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a right tributary of the Sâne Vive into which it flows at Ménetreuil.

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

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on April 8th 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Sâne Morte at the Sandre database