The
Sarine (French: [saʁin]; Arpitan:
Sarena [ʃaʁˈnɑ] ) or
Saane (German: [ˈzaːnə]) is a major river of Switzerland. It is 128 km (80 mi) long and has a drainage area of 1,892 km2 (731 sq mi). It is a tributary of the
Aare 
.
The Sarine rises in the
Bernese Alps 
, near Sanetschhorn, in the Canton of Valais. It forms the Lac de Sénin (French; German:
Sanetschsee) reservoir at 2034 m, and then enters the
Canton of Bern 
, traversing the Sanetsch falls between 1900 and 1400 m. It then forms the westernmost valley of the Bernese Oberland, flowing past Gsteig,
Gstaad 
and
Saanen 
in the Obersimmental-Saanen district.