Venoge (river)
{{Short description|River in Switzerland}}
{{Redirect|La Venoge|the poem by Jean Villard|La Venoge (poem)}}
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The Venoge ({{IPA|fr|vənɔʒ}}) is a Swiss river located in the canton of Vaud, a tributary of the Rhône, via Lake Geneva. The Swiss poet Jean Villard wrote a poem about it, La Venoge, in 1954.
Geography
File:Course of La Venoge.jpg ]]
The Venoge has its source at L'Isle in the canton of Vaud and flows down to Lake Geneva, at Saint-Sulpice. It is {{cvt|38|km}} long,{{cite web|url=https://www.bafu.admin.ch/dam/bafu/de/dokumente/hydrologie/fachinfo-daten/auswertungen_zumgewaessernetz.xlsx.download.xlsx/auswertungen_zumgewaessernetz.xlsx |title=Auswertungen zum Gewässernetz |publisher=BAFU |format=XLSX |date=December 2013 |access-date=6 April 2023}} and its basin area is {{cvt|238|km2}}.{{cite web|url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/147995824.pdf|title=Sources diffuses de micropolluants dans le Léman : Etude de bassins versants spécifiques et définition d’outils d’extrapolation|last1=Rossi|first1=Luca|last2=Chesaux|first2=Lydie|page=17|date=May 2013|language=fr}}
=Course=
Between its source in L'Isle and Lake Geneva, la Venoge runs through Cuarnens, La Chaux, Moiry, Chevilly, Ferreyres, La Sarraz, Éclépens, Lussery-Villars, Daillens, Cossonay, Penthalaz, Penthaz, Gollion, Vufflens-la-Ville, Aclens, Bussigny-près-Lausanne, Bremblens, Échandens, Écublens, Denges, Préverenges to finally reach Saint-Sulpice.
=Tributaries=
- Le Veyron
- La Molombe
- La Senoge
History
The Venoge was called Venobia in 814, Venubia in 937, Vinogia in 7th century, Venopia in 1313 and Venogy in 1316. Its name is probably of Celtic origin.
In 1913 it was described as splitting at La Sarraz, with the smaller part joining to the Mozon, which flows into Lake Neuchâtel at Yverdon-les-Bains, and the main part turning to the south and flowing into Lake Geneva east of Morges.Nathan Haskell Dole, "The Spell of Switzerland", L. C. Page & Company, Boston, 1913.
The river has been subject to heavy pollution during the 20th century. The building of more and better sewage plants along its course has led to an improvement since 1990.{{cite web|url=http://www.vd.ch/fr/themes/environnement/eau/rivieres/venoge-plan-de-protection/etat-qualitatif-8-pages/etat-actuel/ |title=Etat actuel de la Venoge et du Veyron |publisher=Canton de Vaud |language=fr |access-date=2009-08-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525083256/http://www.vd.ch/fr/themes/environnement/eau/rivieres/venoge-plan-de-protection/etat-qualitatif-8-pages/etat-actuel |archive-date=May 25, 2009 }}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.wikimapia.org/#y=46507609&x=6540470&z=17&l=0&m=a&v=2 "vue satellite de l'embouchure de la Venoge" on WikiMapia]
- [http://www.fr/themes/environnement/eau/rivieres "Protection de la Venoge"]
- [http://www.lavenoge.net/poeme_2.htm La Venoge by Jean Villard Gilles]
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Category:Rivers of Switzerland