Bezonde

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Bezonde
The Bezonde (top right) in the vicinity of the Canal d'Orléans

The Bezonde (top right) in the vicinity of the Canal d'Orléans

Data
Water code FR :  F42-0400
location France , Center-Val de Loire region
River system His
Drain over Loing  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the municipal area of Nesploy
47 ° 59 ′ 23 ″  N , 2 ° 20 ′ 12 ″  E
Source height approx.  140  m
muzzle on the municipal boundary of Cepoy and Châlette-sur-Loing in the Loing coordinates: 48 ° 2 ′ 21 ″  N , 2 ° 43 ′ 56 ″  E, 48 ° 2 ′ 21 ″  N , 2 ° 43 ′ 56 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  78  m
Height difference approx. 62 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.8 ‰
length 35 km
Right tributaries Huillard , Limetin
Small towns Montargis , Châlette-sur-Loing
The Canal d'Orléans joins the Canal du Loing

The Canal d'Orléans joins the Canal du Loing

The Bezonde is a river in France that runs in the Loiret department in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises in the municipal area of Nesploy , generally drains east to north-east and reaches below Saint-Maurice-sur-Fessard the abandoned canal Canal d'Orléans , which initially follows it as a side canal . At the hamlet of Montraversier (municipality of Pannes ) the canal flows completely into the Bezonde, which from here serves as a canalised river for the canal. The actual river bed is only visible here in straightened river loops. At the hamlet of the bow (municipality Corquilleroy ) the Bezonde achieved under the name Canal d'Orléans ship canal Canal du Loing , a side channel of the same name river Loing . Under the name of the Canal du Loing, the Bezonde continues to Cepoy , where it is discharged into the Loing as a left tributary after a total of 35 kilometers.

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Source geoportail.gouv.fr
  2. ↑ estuary geoportail.gouv.fr
  3. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Bezonde from SANDRE (French), accessed on November 2, 2012, rounded to full kilometers.