Saône
| Saône | |
|---|---|
The Saône in Lyon | |
Course of the Saône | |
| Native name | Sona (Arpitan) |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Vioménil |
| • location | Vosges |
| • coordinates | 48°05′40″N 6°10′55″E / 48.094444°N 6.181944°E |
| • elevation | 392 m (1,286 ft) |
| Mouth | Rhône |
• location | Lyon, France |
• coordinates | 45°43′39″N 4°49′4″E / 45.72750°N 4.81778°E |
• elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Length | 473 km (294 mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 410 m3/s (14,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Doubs, Lanterne |
| • right | Azergues, Morgon |
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The Saône (/soʊn/ SOHN, French: [son]; Arpitan: Sona; Latin: Arar) is a river in eastern France (modern region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté). It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île.