Vanne (river)
| Vanne (river) | |
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| Progression | Template:RYonne |
| Length | 59 km (37 mi) |
The Vanne is a river in eastern France that flows through the Aube and Yonne departments, in the Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. The Vanne is a right tributary of the Yonne river.
Geography
The Vanne river has a length of 59 km (36.7 mi),[1] and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 990 km2 (382 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 5.33 m3/s (188 cu ft/s) at Pont-sur-Vanne in the Yonne department.[2]
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Course
The watershed of the Vanne is in the Aube and Yonne departments. It starts, an altitude of 145 m (475.7 ft), under the church of the commune of Fontvannes. a small town that is at about 17 km (11 mi) to the west of the city of Troyes, the capital of the Aube department.[3] It then flows to the southwest and gets into the Yonne department.
In Sens. the Vanne joins, by its right side, the Yonne river at an altitude of 65 m (213.3 ft).[4]
The Vanne flows through the following communes:
- Aube department
- Yonne department
Main tributaries
Most of the tributaries of the Vanne are small streams; the only important tributaries (all of them left tributaries) are:
- Ancre - 15.9 km
- Nosle - 13.4 km
- Cérilly - 15.2 km
Gallery
The source of the Vanne in Fontvannes.
The Vanne in Bagneaux.
Bridge over the Vanne in Malay-le-Petit.
Aqueduct of the Vanne in Pont-sur-Vanne.
Related pages
References
- ↑ La Vanne (F35-0400) (in fr)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 La Vanne à Pont-sur-Vanne (in fr)Banque Hydro. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ Source de la Vanne (in fr)Géoportail. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ Confluence de la Vanne (in fr)Géoportail. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
Other websites
- Banque Hydro - Station H2622010 - La Vanne à Pont-sur-Vanne (Synthèse) Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine (in French)