# Arve river

Also known as: L'Arve

The Arve (also known as L'Arve) is a European river flowing through France. As of 2026-10-15, the Arve was flowing at about 9 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:** 6

**Latest measured discharge:** 9 m³/s (L'Arve à Passy - Pont de la Carabote, 2026-10-15)

## Gauging stations on the Arve

The following 6 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 | 9 | — | 2026-10-15 | 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 | 11.76 | — | 2026-10-15 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.056, 6.58 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V005651101/series) |
| Le Bronze à Bonneville - Pont | France | 0.07 | — | 2026-10-15 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.068, 6.455 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V020501002/series) |
| L'Arve à Bonneville | France | 20.111 | — | 2026-10-15 | 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 | 19.143 | Much below normal — 59% below the historic median | 2026-10-15 | 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 | 21.998 | — | 2026-10-15 | daily mean | Donnée brute | Hub'Eau Hydrométrie | 46.18, 6.159 | [source](https://www.hydro.eaufrance.fr/stationhydro/V024561301/series) |

## Related rivers

-   [Loire](/rivers/loire.html)
-   [Seine](/rivers/seine.html)
-   [Garonne](/rivers/garonne.html)
-   [Saône](/rivers/saone.html)
-   [Dordogne](/rivers/dordogne.html)
-   [Maine](/rivers/maine.html)
-   [Vienne](/rivers/vienne.html)
-   [Tarn](/rivers/tarn.html)
-   [Allier](/rivers/allier.html)
-   [Durance](/rivers/durance.html)
-   [Oise](/rivers/oise.html)
-   [Cher](/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 2026-10-16T13:31:53.036165+00:00. This page generated 2026-10-16T13:35:10.972Z. Discharge values carry their own observation dates in the table above.

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