Versoix | |
Pushpin Map: | France#France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Source1 Location: | Jura Mountains of Ain (France) |
Mouth Location: | Versoix (Switzerland) |
Mouth Coordinates: | 46.2749°N 6.1703°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 21.8km (13.5miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 600m (2,000feet) |
Mouth Elevation: | 372m (1,220feet) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.2m3/s |
Basin Size: | 90.7km2 |
The Versoix (in French pronounced as /vɛʁswa/) is a river in France and in Switzerland. It is a tributary of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman). Its catchment area is, of which 72.6 km2 in France.[1]
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 of the France–Switzerland border, entering the Canton of Geneva and continuing eastward toward Versoix where it enters the lake.