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10-613: The Thielle results from the merging of the Orbe and Talent , northeast of the little city of Orbe in the Swiss canton of Vaud . It flows as a channel northeastwards through an intensively cultivated plain called " Plaine de l'Orbe " and flows after only 9 km into the Lake of Neuchâtel at Yverdon-les-Bains . The natural course of the river was considerably modified during the Jura water correction . Between

20-557: A river in Switzerland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Venoge (river) The Venoge ( French pronunciation: [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. The Venoge has its source at L'Isle in the canton of Vaud and flows down to Lake Geneva , at Saint-Sulpice . It

30-608: A very significant impact on the European commercial transportation system. This Canton of Bern location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Switzerland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Orbe (river) The Orbe ( French pronunciation: [ɔʁb] ) is a river of the Rhine basin . It starts in France and flows to Switzerland where it forms

40-493: Is 38 km (24 mi) long, and its basin area is 238 km (92 sq mi). 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 . The Venoge

50-709: The Lakes of Neuchâtel and Biel/Bienne it was converted into a dug-out channel. However, the previous natural bed of La Thielle still exists in some parts. The river flows out of the lake in Biel/Bienne and after 2 km merges directly into the Nidau-Büren channel , which was also dug out during the Jura water correction, ensuring the outflow of the Aare, just before the regulating dam in Port which

60-656: The levels of the three lakes of Seeland . The Orbe and Thielle drain all the waters from the Canton of Vaud to the Rhine, with the exception of the river Venoge , divided by the Mormont , watershed between the former and the Rhone basins . See Jura water correction . This article related to a river in France is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to

70-504: The river Thielle at its confluence with the river Talent . Not to be mistaken with the Orbe , which is a tributary of the Arrats . The Orbe has its source near Rousses , forms the lac des Rousses before flowing down to lac de Joux in canton of Vaud , Switzerland . It disappears naturally underground for a stretch of 4 km, to reappear in Vallorbe - where a special ecotourism site

80-501: 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. The river has been subject to heavy pollution during

90-612: Was commissioned in 1939. Before, La Thielle used to flow into the Aare 7 km further downstream in the vicinity of Büren an der Aare . In the seventeenth century, a grand project was formed to establish a waterway transport system connecting the rivers Rhône and Rhine via the Lake of Geneva - the Venoge - and the Canal d’Entreroches - La Thielle - Aare . It unfortunately remained unfinished. A commercial waterway of this nature would have had

100-636: Was created, the Vallorbe Caves (note, to re-edit - http://www.grottesdevallorbe.ch/ ). Soon after, in Orbe , the river merges with the Talent and takes the name of Thielle . Flowing through Yverdon-les-Bains , it joins the lac de Neuchâtel . It flows out of it through the Thielle channel to the Nidau-Büren channel in Nidau , just before the regulating dam Port established between Port and Brügg that controls

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