Yonne (river)
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.
| Yonne (river) | |
|---|---|
| Progression | Seine→ English Channel |
| Length | 292 km (181 mi) |
The river was named during the Roman Empire as Icauna, a Latin word that likely came from the Celtic name for the river.[1]
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).[2]
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.[3]
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| Average monthly discharge (m3/s) at Courlon-sur-Yonne (54 years)[3] |
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).[4]
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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:[2]
- 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.[5]
Main tributaries
The main tributaries of the Yonne are:
Gallery
View of Auxerre and the Yonne
Sens on the Yonne river
Saint-Aubin-sur-Yonne and a bridge on the Yonne river
Clamecy and the Yonne river
Confluence at Montereau-Fault-Yonne, the Seine to the left and the Yonne to the right.
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Related pages
References
- ↑ William Smith. Icaunas. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography (1854). Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 L'Yonne (F3--0200) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 L'Yonne à Courlon-sur-Yonne (H2721010) (in French)Banque Hydro. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
- ↑ Source de l'Yonne (in French)Géoportail. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ Confluence de l'Yonne (in French)Géoportail. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ Le Beuvron (F30-0400) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ La Cure (F31-0400) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ Le Serein (F32-0400) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ L'Armancon (F3--0210) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
- ↑ La Vanne (F35-0400) (in French)SANDRE - Portail national d'accès aux référentiels sur l'eau. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
Other websites
- Banque Hydro - Station H2721010 - L'Yonne à Courlon-sur-Yonne (Synthèse) Archived 2016-06-07 at the Wayback Machine (in French)