The Dranse d'Abondance is a small river

River

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 in the French

France

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 department of Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie

Haute-Savoie is a French department in the Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France. It borders both Switzerland and Italy. The capital is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges and the French entrance to the Mont...

, a sub-tributary

Tributary

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 of the Rhône

Rhône

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 via the Dranse de Morzine and the Dranse

Dranse (Haute-Savoie)

The Dranse is a French river in the department of Haute-Savoie, that empties into Lake Geneva.The name "Dranse" comes from the former Drantia, based on the hydronym dur-, dora and the suffix -antia.-Geography:...

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Geography

The river is sourced from above the hamlet

Hamlet (place)

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 of Plaine Dranse, in the commune of Châtel

Châtel

Châtel is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated in the northern French Alps on the French/Swiss border and is a popular ski resort...

 near the pointe de Chésery

Pointe de Chésery

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 and the Franco-Swiss border, in the Chablais

Chablais

Chablais was a province of the Duchy of Savoy. Its capital was Thonon-les-Bains.This region is currently divided into three territories, the Chablais savoyard, the Chablais valaisan, and the Chablais vaudois, and is now split across two countries: France and Switzerland...

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It irrigates the Val d'Abondance.

In Bioge (a commune of Reyvroz

Reyvroz

Reyvroz is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

), the river joins the Dranse de Morzine and from there forth they form the Dranse

Dranse (Haute-Savoie)

The Dranse is a French river in the department of Haute-Savoie, that empties into Lake Geneva.The name "Dranse" comes from the former Drantia, based on the hydronym dur-, dora and the suffix -antia.-Geography:...

, which empties into Lake Geneva

Lake Geneva

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 in the Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve

Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve

The Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve located in the delta of the Dranse river. The reserve is located to the east of the commune of Thonon-les-Bains in southeastern France. At long by wide, it covers a small area of at an elevation ranging from...

 between Thonon-les-Bains

Thonon-les-Bains

Thonon-les-Bains is a town in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-History:...

 and Publier

Publier

Publier is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...

/Amphion-les-Bains.

Traversed communes

• Châtel
  Châtel
  Châtel is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is situated in the northern French Alps on the French/Swiss border and is a popular ski resort...
  
  
• La Chapelle-d'Abondance
  La Chapelle-d'Abondance
  La Chapelle-d'Abondance is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
  
  
• Abondance
• Bonnevaux
  Bonnevaux, Haute-Savoie
  Bonnevaux is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
  
  
• Vacheresse
  Vacheresse
  Vacheresse is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
  
  
• Chevenoz
  Chevenoz
  Chevenoz is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.-References:*...
  
  

Fish population

The Dranse d'Abondance stocks

Fish stocking

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 a population of brown trout from the Mediterranean. as are European bullhead

European bullhead

The bullhead is a freshwater fish that is widely distributed in Europe, mainly in rivers. It is a member of the Cottidae family, a type of sculpin...

s. The fish are regulated by the AAPPMACG (Association Agréée pour la Pêche et la Protection du Milieu Aquatique du Chablais-Genevois).

External links

Fédération de pêche de la Haute-Savoie Association Agréée pour la Pêche et la Protection du Milieu Aquatique du Chablais-Genevois