Doubs (river)

Doubs Dub (German)
The Doubs upstream of Besançon, amid richly-forested high hills
Native name	Dubs (Arpitan)
Location
Countries	France Switzerland
Physical characteristics
Source
• 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)
Mouth
• location	Saône
• coordinates	46°54′3″N 5°1′27″E / 46.90083°N 5.02417°E / 46.90083; 5.02417
• elevation	175 m (574 ft)
Length	453 kilometres (281 mi)
Basin size	7,500 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	176 m3/s (6,200 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Saône→ Rhône→ Mediterranean Sea
Tributaries
• left	Loue
• right	Allan
Lakes	Lac de Saint-Point, Lac des Brenets, Lac de Moron
gender (masculine: preceded by le/du)

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.^[1] 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.