Lake Geneva Lake Geneva Lake Geneva ( or ' /, rarely ' ; ) is a lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. 59.53% () of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais), and 40.47% () under France (department of Haute-Savoie). Lake Geneva has been explored by four submarines: the "Auguste Piccard" and the "F.-A. Forel", both built by Jacques Piccard, and the two "Mir" submersibles. The first recorded name of
Périgny River River, Lake Waswanipi; The Périgny River rises from a forest stream near Highway 1018 (North-South direction) at the foot of the Waswanipi Hills, at: From its source, the "Périgny River" flows on according to the following segments: The Périgny River flows into a river bend on the south shore of the [O'Sullivan River], which generally flows northward to the south shore of Lake Waswanipi. From this mouth, the current flows north on the Lake Waswanipi to its mouth. From there, the current flows first north through the Waswanipi River, then west to the east shore of Goéland Lake (Waswanipi River).