Arve
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- There is a lesser known Arve River in northern Tasmania.
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| Origin | Graian Alps |
| Mouth | Rhône |
| Basin countries | France, Switzerland |
| Length | 102 km |
| Avg. discharge | 75 m³/s |
| Basin area | 2,060 km² |
The Arve river flows for approximately 100km (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 Graian 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 below Geneva.
The Arve flows through the following towns: Chamonix, Sallanches, Cluses, Bonneville, Annemasse, and Geneva.
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