Versoix (river)

Infobox_River
river_name = Versoix


caption = The Versoix, flowing through Versoix
origin = Jura Mountains of Ain (France)
mouth = Lake Geneva at Versoix (Switzerland)
basin_countries = France, Switzerland
length_km = 22.8
elevation_m = 600
mouth_elevation_m = 372
discharge_m3/s = 3.2
watershed_km2 = 89 The Versoix is a river in France and in Switzerland. It is a convert|22.8|km tributary of Lake Geneva ( _fr. Lac Léman).

The river begins in the Jura Mountains in Ain, France as Rivière la Divonne. It flows eastward through Divonne-les-Bains and Lac de Divonne approaching the Canton of Vaud. From there it turns southward toward form convert|10.5|km of the France–Switzerland border, entering the Canton of Geneva and continuing eastward toward Versoix where it enters the lake.

External links

*fr [http://sandre.eaufrance.fr/app/chainage/courdo/htm/V0360500.php?cg=V0360500 Cours d'eau : rivière la versoix (V0360500)]
*fr [http://www.fgsp.ch/Rivieres/Versoix/Fiche/Versoix_2.htm 10 ans pour sauver nos rivières]