Rivière· 35 segments
L'Arve
Crosses 2 administrative regions : Genève, Haute-Savoie
Total length
120km
Max discharge
52,7m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
35
River geography2 admin regions · 37 communes
2 administrative regions crossed (GADM L2)
- Haute-SavoieAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France90.9 kmin this dpt
- GenèveGenève · Switzerland10.2 kmin this dpt
37 communes (L5)For countries with L5
- Chamonix-Mont-Blanc20.37 km
- Magland10.04 km
- Passy6.36 km
- Cluses5.97 km
- Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny5.90 km
- Mont-Saxonnex5.28 km
- Arenthon4.70 km
- Arthaz-Pont-Notre-Dame4.32 km
- Scientrier3.58 km
- Gaillard3.03 km
- Marnaz2.94 km
- Vougy2.60 km
- Étrembières2.31 km
- Reignier-Ésery2.22 km
- Marignier1.87 km
- Annemasse1.37 km
- Thyez1.32 km
- Les Houches1.23 km
- Sallanches1.13 km
- Nangy0.90 km
- Servoz0.61 km
- Bonneville0.61 km
- Ayse0.55 km
- Scionzier0.54 km
- Le Petit-Bornand-les-Glières0.51 km
- Vétraz-Monthoux0.36 km
- Monnetier-Mornex0.24 km
- Bossey0.00 km
- Contamine-sur-Arve0.00 km
- Faucigny0.00 km
- Arâches-la-Frasse0.00 km
- Saint-Laurent0.00 km
- Saint-Gervais-les-Bains0.00 km
- Domancy0.00 km
- Nancy-sur-Cluses0.00 km
- Bonne0.00 km
- Ambilly0.00 km
25 intersecting protected areas
Aiguilles Rouges
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Les Aravis
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Les Aravis
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Le Salève
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Massif du Bargy
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Massif du Bargy
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Aiguilles Rouges
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
Complexe alluvial du Rhône genevois
IUCN Not ReportedEmerald Network
Complexe alluvial du Rhône genevois
IUCN Not AssignedEmerald Sites
16 more protected areassorted by area
Rhône-Verbois (GE)
IUCN IVFederal Inventory of Reserves for Waterbirds and Migratory Birds of International and National Imp.
Le Rhone genevois - Vallons de l Allondon et de la Laire
IUCN Not AssignedRAMSAR Sites
Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site)
Vallée de l'Arve
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Protection Area (Birds Directive)
Vallée de l'Arve
IUCN Not ReportedSpecial Areas of Conservation (Habitats Directive)
Carlaveyron
IUCN IVNational Nature Reserve
Petit Salève
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
Montagne De Chevran
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
Moyenne Vallée De L\'Arve
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
Biotope Protection Order
rnn de carlaveyron
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Marais Du Pont Neuf
IUCN IVBiotope Protection Order
iles de vougy
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
parcelles isolees
IUCN IVLand acquired by a regional conservatory of natural areas
Pinchat-Vessy
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves
L'île aux Castors
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves
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Species present
1 662 distinct species · 15 007 observations
Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.
Ecological tissue
Sample of 26 species (selected proportionally per kingdom among those with at least one documented interaction here) to keep the graph readable. Hover for details, click to explore the full ecosystem of a species.
ℹ️ The territory contains many more species than displayed and all their documented interactions: the graph is intentionally the structural skeleton (top-N species by composite local score, edges filtered by Serrano 2009 disparity filter α=0.2).
Indicateurs du tissu écologique
Tissu écologique de L'Arve : 14 espèces reliées par 52 interactions GloBI sur 4 types (connectance 16.0%, filtre Serrano α=0.2). 12 bulles taxonomiques (cascade genre/famille GloBI, ≥3 espèces).
Comparaison sur la connectance du réseau local complet vs distribution nationale (toutes les communes françaises).
Hydrology (HydroRIVERS v10)
Total length
120km
Max discharge
52,7m³/s
Max Strahler
4
Segments matched
35
HydroRIVERS v1.0 (Lehner et al. 2019) aggregated by name + main_riv → 1 entity = 1 named river.