**Archived extract:** 2026-10-10 (UTC). Frozen data; observation dates are shown as captured. [View the current site](/)

# Arve river

Also known as: L'Arve

The Arve (also known as L'Arve) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-09, the Arve was flowing at about 15.296 m³/s at the L'Arve à Passy - Pont de la Carabote gauge.

**Canonical name:** Arve

**Local names / aliases:** L'Arve

**Countries:** France

**Maximum upstream drainage area:** 1,970 km²

**Mapped river length:** 71.2 km

**Gauging stations:** 5

**Latest measured discharge:** 15.296 m³/s (L'Arve à Passy - Pont de la Carabote, 2026-10-09)

## Gauging stations on the Arve

The following 5 gauging stations report discharge for the Arve, ordered downstream (largest catchment first). Discharge is in cubic metres per second (m³/s).

| Station | Country | Discharge (m³/s) | Historical Comparison | Observed | Measurement | Data quality | Provider | Lat, Lon | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| L'Arve à Passy - Pont de la Carabote | France | 15.296 | — | 2026-10-09 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.92, 6.673 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V003201201/series) |
| L'Arve à Cluses - Pont-Vieux | France | 22.401 | — | 2026-10-09 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.056, 6.58 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V005651101/series) |
| L'Arve à Bonneville | France | 48.335 | — | 2026-10-09 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.077, 6.406 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V020542201/series) |
| L'Arve à Reignier-Ésery \[Arthaz\] - EDF | France | 47.556 | Normal — 1% above the historic median | 2026-10-09 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.151, 6.271 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V022000201/series) |
| L'Arve en Suisse - Bout-du-Monde (OFEV) | France | 52.473 | — | 2026-10-09 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.18, 6.159 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V024561301/series) |

## Related rivers

-   [Loire](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/loire.html)
-   [Seine](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/seine.html)
-   [Garonne](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/garonne.html)
-   [Saône](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/saone.html)
-   [Dordogne](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/dordogne.html)
-   [Maine](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/maine.html)
-   [Vienne](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/vienne.html)
-   [Tarn](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/tarn.html)
-   [Allier](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/allier.html)
-   [Durance](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/durance.html)
-   [Oise](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/oise.html)
-   [Cher](/archive/2026-10-10/rivers/cher.html)

## Data, sources & timestamps

Geometry is the HydroRIVERS network (HydroSHEDS): European reaches with at least 500 km² of upstream catchment, merged into chains between confluences. Flow direction comes from the network itself; river names are the canonical English label joined from provider metadata and Natural Earth, with local-language aliases retained.

Discharge is normalised observed streamflow from official national hydrology providers, measured where a gauge sits on the river and interpolated between gauges. Pale/estimated values are derived from drainage area × the local specific discharge of nearby gauges and are never presented as measurements.

Underlying dataset built 2026-10-10T12:23:40.259038+00:00. This page generated 2026-10-10T12:30:51.547Z. Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

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