Loing

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Loing
Loing.png
Data
Water code FR :  F4-0200
location France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte , Center-Val de Loire and Ile-de-France regions
River system His
Drain over Its  → English Channel
source at Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing
47 ° 33 ′ 12 ″  N , 3 ° 13 ′ 58 ″  E
Source height approx.  320  m
muzzle near Saint-Mammès in the Seine Coordinates: 48 ° 23 ′ 13 "  N , 2 ° 48 ′ 9"  E 48 ° 23 ′ 13 "  N , 2 ° 48 ′ 9"  E
Mouth height approx.  45  m
Height difference approx. 275 m
Bottom slope approx. 1.9 ‰
length approx. 143 km
Discharge at the Épisy
A Eo gauge : 3900 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		18 m³ / s
4.6 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Puiseaux , Solin , Bezonde , Fusain
Right tributaries Aveyron , Ouanne , Cléry , Betz , Lunain , Orvanne
Reservoirs flowed through Etang de Moutiers
Small towns Montargis , Nemours
Navigable within the Canal de Briare and Canal du Loing
Weir at Moret-sur-Loing

Weir at Moret-sur-Loing

The Loing is a river in north-central France that runs through several regions and departments . It rises at Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing at 320 meters above sea level on the heights of the Puisaye . First it drains to the northwest, but then turns to the north and flows into the Seine as a left tributary at Saint-Mammès after around 143 kilometers . From Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses , the Canal de Briare accompanies the river. From Buges , near Montargis , this merges into the Canal du Loing, which continues to run parallel to the river . The Canal d'Orléans , which is currently out of service, also flows here . The canals used to be of great importance for supplying Paris , but are now mainly used for recreational purposes.

Crossed departments

Places on the river

Water supply to Paris

In the catchment area of ​​the Loing and its tributary Lunain , a number of springs were taken at the beginning of the 20th century and diverted in a 91 kilometer long aqueduct , the Aqueduc du Loing et du Lunain , towards Paris . The aqueduct joins in the forest of Fontainebleau , west of Moret-sur-Loing , with the other two aqueducts Aqueduc de la Vanne and Aqueduc de la Voulzie . All three together represent the drinking water supply from Paris to the south.

Web links

Commons : Loing  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Loing at SANDRE (French), accessed on December 11, 2008, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: H3621010 , option: Synthèse ) .