Drance
| Drance | |
|---|---|
The Drance at Martigny | |
| Native name | |
| Location | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Canton | Valais |
| Settlements | Martigny, Bovernier, Sembrancher |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of the Dranse d'Entremont and Dranse de Bagnes |
| • location | Sembrancher, Valais |
| • coordinates | 46°04′41″N 7°9′34″E / 46.07806°N 7.15944°E |
| • elevation | 4,308.0 m (14,133.9 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Rhône at Martigny, Valais |
• coordinates | 46°07′31″N 7°3′57″E / 46.12528°N 7.06583°E |
• elevation | 454 m (1,490 ft) |
| Length | 14.5 km (9.0 mi)/43 km (27 mi) (Dranse de Bagnes) |
| Basin size | 676 km2 (261 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Martigny, Pont de Rossettan |
| • average | 53.5 m3/s (1,890 cu ft/s) |
| • minimum | 2.08 m3/s (73 cu ft/s) (NM7Q 1907–2017) |
| • maximum | 177 m3/s (6,300 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Drance (French: La Drance/Dranse, French pronunciation: [dʁɑ̃s]) is a river in Valais, Switzerland with a length of 14.5 kilometers (9.0 mi) to the confluence with the Rhône, a maximum length of 43 kilometers (27 mi). It has a drainage basin of 676 square kilometers (261 sq mi). The river is formed from the confluence of the Dranse d'Entremont and the Dranse de Bagnes at the village of Sembrancher. Further upriver the Dranse d'Entremont splits into the Dranse d'Entremont and the Dranse de Ferret.