Arve river
Also known as: L'Arve
The Arve (also known as L'Arve) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-10, the Arve was flowing at about 13.149 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
- 13.149 m³/s (L'Arve à Passy - Pont de la Carabote, 2026-10-10)
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 | 13.149 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 45.92, 6.673 | source | |
| L'Arve à Cluses - Pont-Vieux | France | 17.189 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.056, 6.58 | source | |
| L'Arve à Bonneville | France | 40.843 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.077, 6.406 | source | |
| L'Arve à Reignier-Ésery [Arthaz] - EDF | France | 30.941 | Below normal34% below the historic median | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.151, 6.271 | source | |
| L'Arve en Suisse - Bout-du-Monde (OFEV) | France | 32.778 | — | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.18, 6.159 | 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.