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Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; Occitan: Ròse; Arpitan: Rôno) is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion). At Arles, near its mouth, the river divides into the Great Rhône (; ) and the Little Rhône (; ). The resulting delta forms the Camargue region.
Saane/Sarine
The Sarine (; ) or Saane () is a major river of Switzerland. It is long and has a drainage area of . It is a tributary of the Aare.
Massa
river in Switzerland
Vispa
thumb|The Vispa near Stalden The Vispa is a river in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, located in the Visp area. It is essentially composed of two large branches: the Matter Vispa and the Saaser Vispa, converging at Stalden, then forming the Vispa proper, flowing for less than before converging with the Rhône at Visp. The Vispa is a left and major affluent of the Rhône, before it enters Lake Geneva.
Diveria
The Diveria (Walliser German: Churumm Bach; German: KrummBach) is an Alpine river which flows through Switzerland (Canton Valais) and Italy (Province of Verbano Cusio Ossola). It is a tributary of the Toce and therefore, via Lake Maggiore and the Ticino, of the Po. The valley crossed by the Diveria, the Val Divedro, is the only one in the Valais to form part of the Po basin rather than that of the Rhône.
Navizence
The Navizence is a 23-kilometer-long Swiss river located in the Anniviers Valley, in the canton of Valais. It is a left-bank tributary of the Rhône River, joining it at Chippis.
Trient
tributary of the Rhone in the canton of Valais in Switzerland
Morge
River between France and Switzerland, tributary of Lake Geneva
Morge
tributary of the Rhone in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
Salentse
The Salentse is a river in Valais, Switzerland, and a right tributary of the Rhône. Its source is north of the municipality of Leytron, near the Grand Muveran. It flows south to join the Rhône, in the city of Saillon. During the 1840s, an irrigation canal was dug to irrigate and bring water to Saillon.