Fusain

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Fusain
The Fusain in Sceaux-du-Gâtinais

The Fusain in Sceaux-du-Gâtinais

Data
Water code FRF43-0400
location France , Center-Val de Loire and Ile-de-France regions
River system His
Drain over Loing  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Barville-en-Gâtinais
48 ° 6 ′ 36 ″  N , 2 ° 23 ′ 43 ″  E
Source height approx.  103  m
muzzle below Château-Landon in the Loing coordinates: 48 ° 9 ′ 30 "  N , 2 ° 44 ′ 36"  E 48 ° 9 ′ 30 "  N , 2 ° 44 ′ 36"  E
Mouth height approx.  68  m
Height difference approx. 35 m
Bottom slope approx. 1 ‰
length 34 km (see notes)
Right tributaries Maurepas

The Fusain is a river in France that runs through the Center-Val de Loire and Île-de-France regions. It rises in the municipality of Barville-en-Gâtinais , generally drains westward through the Gâtinais landscape and flows into the Loing as a left tributary after 34 kilometers below Château-Landon . In the estuary area it crosses under the Canal du Loing , which accompanies the Loing here as a side canal . On its way, the Fusain touches the Loiret and Seine-et-Marne departments .

Places on the river

(Order in flow direction)

Remarks

  1. a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. The information on the river length is based on the information about the Fusain at SANDRE (French), accessed on July 25, 2010, rounded to full kilometers.