Yonne (river)

Yonne
The Yonne in Auxerre
Origin	Morvan
Mouth	Seine 48°23′15″N 2°57′30″E / 48.38750°N 2.95833°E / 48.38750; 2.95833 (Seine-Yonne)Coordinates: 48°23′15″N 2°57′30″E / 48.38750°N 2.95833°E / 48.38750; 2.95833 (Seine-Yonne)
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

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Yonne at the Sandre database

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yonne River.

• Rivers of France