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Rivers in Savoie Mont Blanc
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Thirty of Savoie and Haute-Savoie's rivers are suitable for canoeing and five are fabulous for rafting.
© Savoie Mont Blanc / SmitThe five main rivers
- The Arve: the longest river in Haute-Savoie (107 km) rises at the Col de Balme (2191 m) in the Mont-Blanc Range and merges into the Rhone in Geneva. It flows through magnificent countryside and is home to a number of beavers, which can occasionally be seen along its banks.
Canoeing clubs: Chamonix, Bonneville, Annemasse.
Rafting centres: Chamonix, Passy.
- The Doron de Bozel: a tributary of the Isère that rises in the Vanoise and flows through the Bozel Valley before joining the Isère at Moûtiers.
Canoeing clubs: Bourg-Saint- Maurice.
Rafting centres: Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Aime, Bozel, Moûtiers.
- The Dranses: descends from Morzine to Thonon, where it flows into Lake Geneva. Many paddlers believe it to be "the best canoeing river in Haute-Savoie".
Canoeing clubs: Thonon, Annemasse.
Rafting centres: Thonon, Evian les Bains.
- The Isère: Savoie's longest river (286 km) rises at Val d'Isère, and then flows through the reservoir at Tignes before descending into the Haute-Tarentaise and passing through Bourg St Maurice, Aime and Moûtiers. After being joined by the Arc, below Albertville, it continues towards Grenoble.
Canoeing clubs: Bourg-St-Maurice, Aime.
Rafting centres: Bourg St Maurice, Aime, Bozel, Moûtiers.
- The Giffre: a tributary of the Arve that rises at Mont Roan (on the Swiss border). It has two dams along its course, one at Taninges and one at Mieussy. The Giffre flows through exceptional countryside, including the Cirque du Fer à Cheval and the Gorges de Tines, and goes past the picturesque villages of Samoëns, Morillon, Taninges and Mieussy before it joins the Arve to the west of Cluses.
Canoeing clubs: Samoëns and Haut-Giffre.
Rafting centres: Samoëns and Haut-Giffre.
Other rivers for canoeing
| Rivers | Sectors |
| The Arc | Haute Maurienne, Lanslebourg, Termignon |
| The Bon Nant | Aravis, Les Contamines- Montjoie |
| The Borne | Le Grand-Bornand |
| The Chéran | Albanais, Massif des Bauges |
| The Cozon | Chartreuse, Entremont-le-Vieux |
| The Doron de Champagny | Tarentaise, Laisonnay-le-Haut (à l'amont de Bozel) |
| The Doron de Chavière | Tarentaise, Les Prioux, Pralognan-la-Vanoise |
| The Dranse de Morzine | Environs de Saint Jean-d'Aulps |
| The Eau Noire | Col des Montets, Vallorcine |
| The Fier | Thônes, Annecy |
| The Foron de Sciez | Thonon-les-Bains |
| The Foron de Taninges | Taninges |
| The Giffre des Fonts | Cirque des Fonts, gorges des Tines |
| The Menoge | Vallée Verte, Annemasse |
| The Nant d'Aillon | Massif des Bauges |
| The Risse | Saint-Jeoire |
| The Usses | Barrage de Seyssel, pont de la Caille |
| The Versoyen | Vallée des Chapieux, Bourg-Saint-Maurice |
© Savoie Mont Blanc / MilochauSlalom courses
Slalom courses are river basins that are used for kayak training and, in some cases, competitions.
Savoie Mont Blanc has six slalom courses
- Bourg-Saint-Maurice: natural basin on the Isère with a 500-m slalom course. It has hosted the World Championships on several occasions (1969, 1987, 2002).
- Le Bourget du Lac: training course on the River Leysse for the Chambéry club - 150 m long.
- Moûtiers: 200-m competition and training course on the Isère.
- Argonay: Aravis course on the Fier. Training course that can also host regional and national competitions..
- Annemasse: course on the Arve that is suitable for regional and national competitions.
- Yenne: difficult artificial course on the Rhone, to the west of Lake Bourget.
Updated January 2009