Yonne (river) facts for kids
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 The Yonne river at Auxerre
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| Country | France |
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| Regions | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Île-de-France |
| Departments | Nièvre, Yonne, Seine-et-Marne |
| Communes | Corbigny, Clamecy, Auxerre, Migennes, Joigny, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, Sens, Montereau-Fault-Yonne |
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| - left | Beuvron |
| - right | Cure, Serein, Armançon, Vanne |
| Cities | Auxerre, Sens |
| Source | Morvan |
| - location | Glux-en-Glenne, Nièvre, France |
| - elevation | 738 m (2,421 ft) |
| - coordinates | 46°57′22″N 4°0′39″E / 46.95611°N 4.01083°E |
| Mouth | Seine |
| - location | Montereau-Fault-Yonne, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| - elevation | 47 m (154 ft) |
| - coordinates | 48°23′19″N 2°57′26″E / 48.38861°N 2.95722°E |
| Length | 292.3 km (182 mi) |
| Basin | 10,836 km² (4,184 sq mi) |
| Discharge | for Courlon-sur-Yonne |
| - average | 91.7 m³/s (3,238 cu ft/s) |
The Yonne is a river in the northern half of France. It flows mainly through the western part of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, giving its name to the Yonne department and to several communes. It is the main left tributary of the Seine river.
The river was named during the Roman Empire as Icauna, a Latin word that likely came from the Celtic name for the river.
Geography
The Yonne river has a length of 292.3 km (181.6 mi) and a drainage basin with an area of 10,836 km2 (4,184 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 91.70 cubic metres per second at Courlon-sur-Yonne.
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Course
The source of the Yonne is on the Prénely mountain on the southern end of the Morvan hills in the Glux-en-Glenne commune, Nièvre department, at an altitude of about 738 m (2,421 ft).
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The Yonne flows, in general, from the southeast to the northwest and passes through the 115 communes, most of them in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region; the main communes are:
- Nièvre (58): Corbigny, Clamecy
- Yonne (89): Auxerre, Joigny, Sens, Pont-sur-Yonne, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne
- Seine-et-Marne (77): Montereau-Fault-Yonne
Finally, it flows, as a left tributary, into the Seine river in the town of Montereau-Fault-Yonne, at 47 m (154 ft) of altitude.
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Yonne are:
- Left tributary
- Beuvron - 40.5 km;
- Right tributaries
Gallery
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View of Auxerre and the Yonne
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Sens on the Yonne river
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Saint-Aubin-sur-Yonne and a bridge on the Yonne river
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Clamecy and the Yonne river
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Confluence at Montereau-Fault-Yonne, the Seine to the left and the Yonne to the right.
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Related pages
See also
In Spanish: Río Yonne para niños
