Yonne (river)

Yonne
The Yonne in Auxerre
Map
Course of the Yonne
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMorvan
 • elevation730 m (2,400 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Seine
 • coordinates
48°23′15″N 2°57′30″E / 48.38750°N 2.95833°E / 48.38750; 2.95833
Length292 km (181 mi)
Basin size10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average95 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionSeineEnglish Channel

The Yonne (French: [jɔn] ) is a river in France, a left-bank tributary of the Seine. It is 292 km (181 mi) long.[1] The river gives its name to the Yonne département. It rises in the Nièvre département, in the Morvan hills near Château-Chinon. It flows into the river Seine at Montereau-Fault-Yonne.

The Yonne flows through the following départements and towns:

The main tributaries of the Yonne are the Vanne, the Armançon, the Serein and the Cure.

  1. ^ Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - L'Yonne (F3--0200)".

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