Loing

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Loing
Loing River; painted by Alfred Sisley
Loing River; painted by Alfred Sisley
Origin Bourgogne
Mouth Seine
Basin countries France
Length 166 km
Avg. discharge 19 m³/s
Basin area 4,150 km²

The Loing is a 166 km long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine. Its source is in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the south of the Yonne département. Its course crosses the following départements and towns:

The Loing flows into the Seine near Moret-sur-Loing. The part of the Briare Canal between Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses and Montargis runs parallel to the Loing.

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Coordinates: 48°23′N 2°48′E / 48.383, 2.8