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The Dranse is a French river in the department of Haute-Savoie, that empties into Lake Geneva. The name "Dranse" comes from the former ''Drantia'', based on the hydronym ''dur-, dora'' and the suffix ''-antia''. ==Geography== The Dranse is formed from the combination of three mountainous rivers originating from the peaks of the upper Chablais Alps, which converge upstream from the delta: * To the east, the Dranse d'Abondance irrigates the Val d'Abondance and passes through the communes of Abondance and Châtel; * To the south, the Dranse de Morzine passes through Morzine, Saint-Jean-d'Aulps and the Gorges du Pont-du-Diable; * To the west, the Brevon, also called the Dranse de Bellevaux, originates from Roc d'Enfer and passes through Lac de Vallon and the villages of Bellevaux, Vailly and Reyvroz. The Dranse d'Abondance is considered the higher-ordered stream of the Dranse. The Dranse de Morzine is consequently considered its tributary, according to Sandre, the French National Service for Water Data and Common Repositories Management. The Dranse empties into Lake Geneva and forms a delta, which is integrated into the Delta de la Dranse National Nature Reserve, situated to the east of the commune of Thonon-les-Bains, which although small at an area of , offers an incomparable botanic diversity. The river is long. Whitewater kayakers and commercial rafting companies frequently run this river.〔(Dranse de Thonon, Garth Ehrhardt )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dranse (Haute-Savoie)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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