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Venoge | |
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Native name | La Venoge (French) |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | L'Isle |
• location | Switzerland |
• elevation | 700 m (2,300 ft) |
Mouth | Lake Geneva |
• location | Saint-Sulpice |
• coordinates | 46°30′27″N 6°32′22″E / 46.5074°N 6.5394°E |
• elevation | 380 m (1,250 ft) |
Length | 38 km (24 mi)[1] |
Basin size | 238 km2 (92 sq mi)[2] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lake Geneva→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea |
The Venoge (French pronunciation: [vənɔʒ]) is a Swiss river located in the canton of Vaud, a tributary of the Rhône, via Lake Geneva. The Swiss poet Jean Villard wrote a poem about it, La Venoge, in 1954.