Saône facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Saône |
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| River | |
 The Saône in Tournus.
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| Country |  France |
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| Regions | Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Departments | Vosges, Haute-Saône, Côte-d'Or, Saône-et-Loire, Ain, Rhône, Metropolitan Lyon |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Doubs, Lanterne, Ognon |
| - right | Vingeanne, Grosne, Azergues |
| Cities | Chalon-sur-Saône, Tournus, Mâcon, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Lyon |
| Source | |
| - location | Vioménil, Vosges, France |
| - elevation | 405 m (1,329 ft) |
| - coordinates | 48°5′32″N 5°10′47″E / 48.09222°N 5.17972°E |
| Confluence | Rhône |
| - location | Lyon, Metropolitan Lyon, France |
| - elevation | 161.8 m (531 ft) |
| - coordinates | 45°43′42″N 4°49′7″E / 45.72833°N 4.81861°E |
| Length | 480 km (298 mi) |
| Basin | 29,950 km² (11,564 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or |
| - average | 470 m³/s (16,598 cu ft/s) |
The Saône is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône river. It starts in the Vosges department amd joins the Rhône in the city of Lyon.
Two French departments has the name of the river in their names: Haute-Saône and Saône-et-Loire, both in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
Geography
The Saône river has a length of 480 km (298.3 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 29,950 km2 (11,564 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 470 m3/s (17,000 cu ft/s) at Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or in the Metropolitan Lyon.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or (13 years)
Course
The Saône river starts in the commune of Vioménil in the Vosges department, at an altitude of about 405 m (1,329 ft). The river flows in general to the south-southwest.
The Saône river flows through the 3 regions and 6 departments. It flows through the following communes, among others:
- Grand Est region
- Vosges department: Darney, Monthureux-sur-Saône, Châtillon-sur-Saône.
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
- Haute-Saône: Jonvelle, Corre, Jussey, Port-sur-Saône, Scey-sur-Saône, Gray;
- Côte-d'Or: Auxonne, Saint-Jean-de-Losne, Seurre;
- Saône-et-Loire: Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, Chalon-sur-Saône, Tournus, Mâcon, Crêches-sur-Saône.
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
- Ain: Thoissey, Jassans-Riottier, Trévoux;
- Rhône: Belleville-sur-Saône, Villefranche-sur-Saône, Anse;
- Metropolitan Lyon: Neuville-sur-Saône, Fontaines-sur-Saône, Caluire-et-Cuire, Lyon, La Mulatière.
The Saône river flows into the Rhône river as a right tributary in the city of Lyon.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries, over 40 km long, of the Saône river are:
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Left tributaries:
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Right tributaries:
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Gallery
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The source of the Saône in Vioménil.
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The Saône in Gray.
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View over the Saône, Lyon.
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The Saône river in Lyon by night.
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Confluence of Saône and Doubs rivers.
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Related pages
Images for kids
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Scenic view of the banks of the Saône in Lyon, showing Lyon Cathedral, the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, and the Tour métallique de Fourvière
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Bridge over the Saône at Tournus
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Saint Albin tunnel at Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin
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Source of the Saône at Vioménil
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The Saône at Gray
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The Saône at Neuville-sur-Saône
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A plaque commemorating the flood of 1840 at Quincieux
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Historic floods since 1950 Écuelles, north Saône-et-Loire
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Indicators of the level of historic floods of the Saône on the Church of Notre-Dame de Belleville
See also
In Spanish: Río Saona para niños
