Yonne (river)
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The Yonne in Auxerre
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Origin | Morvan |
Mouth | Seine Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Basin countries | France |
Length | 292 km (181 mi) |
Source elevation | 730 m (2,400 ft) |
Avg. discharge | 95 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s) |
Basin area | 10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi) |
The Yonne is a river in France, left tributary of the Seine. It is 292 kilometres (181 mi) long. 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 in Montereau-Fault-Yonne.
The Yonne flows through the following départements and towns:
- Nièvre: Château-Chinon, Clamecy
- Yonne: Auxerre, Migennes, Joigny, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, Sens
- Seine-et-Marne: Montereau-Fault-Yonne
The main tributaries of the Yonne are the Vanne, the Armançon, the Serein and the Cure.
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