| Sarine (French) Saane (German) | |
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 Pont de Berne (Berner Brücke) over the Sarine/Saane, near Fribourg. | |
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| Native name | Sarena (Arpitan) |
| Location | |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Between theSanetschhorn andCol du Sanetsch |
| • elevation | 2,308 m (7,572 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | West of Bern, into theAare |
• elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
| Length | 128 km (80 mi) |
| Basin size | 1,892 km2 (731 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Aare→Rhine→North Sea |
TheSarine (French:[saʁin];Arpitan:Sarena[ʃaʁˈnɑ]ⓘ) orSaane (German:[ˈzaːnə]) is a major river of Switzerland.[1] It is 128 km (80 mi) long and has a drainage area of 1,892 km2 (731 sq mi).It is a tributary of theAare.
The Sarine rises in theBernese Alps, nearSanetschhorn, in theCanton of Valais. It forms theLac de Sénin (French;German:Sanetschsee) reservoir at 2034 m, and then enters theCanton of Bern, traversing the Sanetsch falls between 1900 and 1400 m. It then forms the westernmost valley of theBernese Oberland, flowing pastGsteig,Gstaad andSaanen in theObersimmental-Saanen district. Downstream of Saanen, at 982 m, it enters theCanton of Vaud, passingRougemont,Château-d'Œx andRossinière, forming theLac du Vernex at 859 m. At 833, it traverses theCreux de l'Enfer and enters theCanton of Fribourg, formingLac de Montbovon at 777 m.From this point, it more or less follows the linguistic boundary betweenFrench- andGerman-speaking Switzerland across the bilingual canton of Fribourg (and is often identified as the geographic representation of theRöstigraben division of Switzerland). PassingVillars-sous-Mont,Enney,Gruyères andBroc, it reachesLac de la Gruyère at 677 m. It then continues in serpentines towardsFribourg itself; the historical city was built in 1157 on a peninsula of the River Sarine, protected on three sides by steep cliffs. Downstream of Fribourg, it widens into theSchiffenensee reservoir at 532 m (built 1963), and is then taken toLaupen in a channel, where it is joined by theSense. Flowing north for another 6 km, it finally joins theAar just downstream ofWohlensee, at 461 m, some 15 km (9.3 mi) west ofBern.
| Dam Location | Elevation | Reservoir | Area | Volume | Length |
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| RossinièreVD | 860 m (2,820 ft) | Lac du Vernex | 0.32 km2 (0.12 sq mi) | 002.9 mio m³ | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |
| Lessoc,Haut-IntyamonFR | 774 m (2,539 ft) | Lac de Lessoc | 0.20 km2 (0.077 sq mi) | 001.5 mio m³ | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| RossensFR | 677 m (2,221 ft) | Lac de la Gruyère | 9.60 km2 (3.71 sq mi) | 220 mio m³ | 13.5 km (8.4 mi) |
| Fribourg | 554 m (1,818 ft) | Lac de Pérolles | 0.35 km2 (0.14 sq mi) | 000.034 mio m³ | 2.3 km (1.4 mi) |
| DüdingenFR | 532 m (1,745 ft) | Lake Schiffenen | 4.25 km2 (1.64 sq mi) | 065 mio m³ | 12 km (7.5 mi) |
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