Saône river
Also known as: La Saône, Sane, Le Morgon
The Saône (also known as La Saône, Sane, Le Morgon) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-09, the Saône was flowing at about 0.058 m³/s at the Le Morgon à Villefranche-sur-Saône gauge.
- Canonical name
- Saône
- Local names / aliases
- La Saône, Sane, Le Morgon
- Countries
- France
- Maximum upstream drainage area
- 29,001 km²
- Mapped river length
- 206.8 km
- Gauging stations
- 3
- Classification
- Major European river
- Latest measured discharge
- 0.058 m³/s (Le Morgon à Villefranche-sur-Saône, 2026-10-09)
Gauging stations on the Saône
The following 3 gauging stations report discharge for the Saône, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Morgon à Villefranche-sur-Saône | France | 0.058 | Much below normal75% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.987, 4.736 | source | |
| La Saône à Mâcon [amont] | France | 22.796 | Much below normal90% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.297, 4.83 | source | |
| La Saône à Pagny-la-Ville [Lechâtelet] | France | 13.592 | Much below normal77% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 47.067, 5.149 | source |
Related rivers
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.