Saône River

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river waterway

The Saône River is a major waterway in eastern France that flows through cities like Lyon and Dijon before joining the Rhône River.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → waterway →
basinCountry	France →
confluenceLocation	Lyon →
continent	Europe →
country	France →
flowsThrough	Auxonne → Chalon-sur-Saône → Dijon → Gray → Lyon → Mâcon → Tournus → Verdun-sur-le-Doubs →
formsConfluenceWith	Rhône River at Lyon →
hasTributary	Azergues River → Doubs River → Grosne River → Ognon River → Seille River (Saône tributary) → Vingeanne River →
locatedIn	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Bourgogne-Franche-Comté → Grand Est → eastern France →
majorUse	freight transport → inland navigation → recreational boating →
mouthOfWaterBody	Rhône River →
notableCityOnRiver	Chalon-sur-Saône → Dijon → Lyon → Mâcon →
partOf	Rhône river basin →
passesThrough	Ain department → Côte-d'Or department → Rhône department → Saône-et-Loire department →
regionServed	Burgundy → Franche-Comté → Lyon metropolitan area →
sourceCountry	France →
sourceLocation	Vosges department →
tributaryOf	Rhône River →
usedFor	fishing → irrigation → tourism →
waterSystem	Mediterranean Sea basin →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rhône → Saône-et-Loire ("Saône") →	traversedBy
Eastern France ("Saône") →	containsRiver
A36 motorway (France) ("Saône") →	crossesRiver
Langres Plateau ("upper Saône") →	drainedBy
Burgundy ("Saône") →	hasRiver
Lyon →	locatedAtConfluenceOf
Dijon →	locatedNear
La Croix-Rousse ("Saône River (overlooking)") →	locatedOn
Rhône River →	majorTributary
Saône-et-Loire ("Saône") →	namedAfter
Place Bellecour →	nearby
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière →	overlooks
Lugdunum →	situatedAtConfluenceOf
Langres Plateau ("Saône") →	sourceRegionOf
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ("Saône") →	traversedByRiver