Savoureuse

The Savoureuse is a river in eastern France; it is the principal river running through the Territoire de Belfort.

Geography
The Savoureuse has a length of , and a drainage basin with an area of approximately .

Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) has been measured in three places:
 Giromagny (1974 - 2017), at an altitude of , with a discharge of ;
 Belfort (1965 - 2017), at an altitude of , with a discharge of ; and
 Vieux-Charmont (1986 - 2017), at an altitude of , with a discharge of ;

Course
The Savoureuse starts on the Ballon d'Alsace, southern Vosges Mountains, in the commune of Lepuix, Territoire de Belfort department, at an elevation of about .

It flows from north to south through the Territoire de Belfort department. At Nommay, the river gets into the Doubs department where it joins, in the commune of Étupes near the city of Sochaux, the Allaine river, a tributary of the Doubs river at about  of altitude.

The Savoureuse flows through one region (Bourgogne-Franche-Comté), 2 departments and 18 communes:

 Territoire de Belfort: Lepuix, Giromagny, Chaux, Sermamagny, Valdoie, Belfort, Danjoutin, Andelnans, Botans, Sevenans, Bermont, Trevenans, Chatenois-les-Forges, Évette-Salbert, Rougegoutte
 Doubs: Nommay, Vieux-Charmont, Étupes

Main tributaries 
The main tributaries of the Savoureuse river are:

Left tributaries:
 Rosemontoise

Right tributaries:
 Rhôme
 Douce

Gallery

Related pages
 List of rivers of France

 References 

Category:Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté