Key facts
- Native name
- Dubs ( Arpitan )
- Countries
- France Switzerland
- Location
- Mouthe , Jura mountains
- Coordinates
- 46°42′17″N 6°12′34″E / 46.70472°N 6.20944°E / 46.70472; 6.20944 ( source Doubs )
- Elevation
- 946 m (3,104 ft)
- Length
- 453 kilometres (281 mi)
- Basin size
- 7,500 km (2,900 sq mi)
- Average
- 176 m /s (6,200 cu ft/s)
- Progression
- Saône → Rhône → Mediterranean Sea
- Left
- Loue
- Right
- Allan
- Lakes
- Lac de Saint-Point , Lac des Brenets , Lac de Moron
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
The Doubs (/duː/ doo; French: [du] ; Arpitan: Dubs; German: Dub (obsolete)) is a 453-kilometre (281 mi) river in far eastern France which strays into western Switzerland. It is a left-bank tributary of the Saône. It rises near Mouthe in the western Jura mountains, at 946 metres (3,104 ft) and its mouth is at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs, a village and commune in Saône-et-Loire at about 175 m (574 ft) above sea level. It is the tenth-longest river in France.
The most populous settlement of the basin lies on its banks, Besançon. Its course includes a small waterfall and a 4-kilometre (2.5 mi) narrow lake.