Hermance (river) explained

Hermance
Pushpin Map:France#France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Subdivision Type1:Countries
Subdivision Name1:France and Switzerland
Mouth:Lake Geneva

The Hermance (in French pronounced as /ɛʁmɑ̃s/) is a river in France and Switzerland, that discharges into Lake Geneva. It rises near Loisin in Haute-Savoie, France, at elevation.[1] In its lower half, downstream from Veigy, it marks the Swiss-French border. It flows into Lake Geneva between the villages Hermance (Switzerland) and Chens-sur-Léman (France), at elevation.[1] Its total length is (according to the Sandre database), of which 6.5 kilometres on the border. Its catchment area is, of which 37 km2 in France.[1]

Flood control and other river maintenance issues are regulated under the 1959 Hermance River Agreement.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fiche rivière no 4 : L'Hermance. 2nd. État de Genève, Département du territoire and Syndicat mixte des affluents du sud-ouest lémanique. April 2008.
  2. Ariel Dinar et al., Transboundary Water Conflict, Negotiation and Cooperation, World Scientific, 2007., . p. 185