Arve

For other uses, see Arve (disambiguation).

Arve
The Arve near Annemasse, Haute-Savoie
Native name	L'Arve Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help)
Location
Country	France, Switzerland
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Col des Montets near Chamonix
• coordinates	46.00341°N 6.92029°E / 46.00341; 6.92029
• elevation	1,516 m (4,974 ft)
Mouth
• location	Rhône in Geneva
• coordinates	46.20129°N 6.12197°E / 46.20129; 6.12197
• elevation	370 m (1,210 ft)
Length	102 km (63 mi)
Basin size	2,060 km2 (800 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	75 m3/s (2,600 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea

The river Arve (French: L'Arve) flows for approximately 100 km (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.

Rising in the northern side of the Mont Blanc massif in the 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 on the west side of Geneva, where its much higher level of silt brings forth a striking contrast between the two rivers.

The Arve flows through Chamonix, Sallanches, Oëx, Cluses, Bonneville, Annemasse and Geneva.

Gallery

• 
  The Arve (right) meets the Rhône in Geneva
• 
  The Arve in Chamonix