Doubs (river)
The Doubs is a river in eastern France and western Switzerland. It is a left tributary of the Saone river that flows through the Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region and the French-speaking Switzerland.
The Doubs department is named after this river.
Geography
The Doubs river has a length of and a drainage basin with an area of.
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is at Neublans-Abergement, a commune in the Jura department near the confluence of the Doubs and the Saone.
Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Neublans-Abergement (52 years)
Course
The Doubs river starts in the commune of Mouthel in the Doubs department, at an altitude of about in the Jura Mountains near the French-Swiss border. Then it flows to the northeast and pass through the Lac de Saint-Point lake and forms the border between France and Switzerland for several kilometres before going into Switzerland, into the canton of Jura, in the region known as Clos du Doubs. The waterfall named as Saut du Doubs on the French-Swiss border. Then the river turns to the west and gets back into France. Finally, the river flows to southwest to join the Saone river.
The Doubs river flows through one region and three departments in France, and two cantons (Neuchatel and Jura) in Switzerland. It flows through the following communes, among others:
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region (first part) Doubs: Pontarlier
Switzerland: Saint-Ursanne in the Jura canton
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region (second part) Doubs: Besancon
Jura: Dole
Saone-et-Loire: Verdun-sur-le-Doubs
The river forms several lakes:
Lac des Brenets (elevation:) Lac de Moron (elevation:) Lac de Biaufond (elevation:)
The Doubs river flows into the Saone river as a leftt tributary in the city of Verdun-sur-le-Doubs.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries, over 30 km long, of the Doubs river are:
Left tributaries:
Drugeon - 35. 5 km
Dessoubre - 33. 3 km
Clauge - 35. 4 km
Loue - 122. 2 km
Orain - 39 km
Guyotte - 41. 1 km
Right tributaries:
Allaine - 65 km
Hydroelectricity
The Doubs is used for electricity generation (hydroelectricity). Among several hydroelectric stations, the most important are the Dam of Chatelot, tall, and the Dam of Refrain, tall.
Gallery
Related pages
List of rivers of France
List of rivers of Switzerland
References
Rivers of Switzerland
Rivers of Bourgogne-Franche-Comte