Saône

The Saône is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône river. It starts in the Vosges department and 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  and a drainage basin with an area of . 

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is  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 . 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:

Left tributaries:
 Côney - 55.2 km
 Lanterne - 64.3 km
 Durgeon - 42.4 km
 Ognon - 213.6 km
 Doubs - 452.8 km
 Seille - 100 km
 Reyssouze - 75.1 km
 Veyle - 66.8 km
 Chalaronne - 52.3 km

Right tributaries:
 Amance - 46.3 km
 Salon - 71.6 km
 Vingeanne - 93.3 km 
 Tille - 82.7 km
 Ouche - 95.4 km
 Dheune - 66.7
 Grosne - 95.6 km
 Azergues - 61.9 km

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

References

Category:Rivers of Grand Est
Category:Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Category:Rivers of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes