Puiseaux (river)
Puiseaux | ||
Bridge over the river in Montargis |
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Water code | FR : F4210600 | |
location | France , Center-Val de Loire region | |
River system | His | |
Drain over | Loing → Seine → English Channel | |
source | in the municipality of Les Choux, 47 ° 45 ′ 13 ″ N , 2 ° 39 ′ 28 ″ E |
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Source height | approx. 159 m | |
muzzle | in the urban area of Montargis in the Canal de Briare Coordinates: 47 ° 59 '58 " N , 2 ° 43' 47" E 47 ° 59 '58 " N , 2 ° 43' 47" E |
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Mouth height | approx. 80 m | |
Height difference | approx. 79 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 2.1 ‰ | |
length | approx. 37 km | |
Right tributaries | Vernisson | |
Small towns | Villemandeur , Montargis |
The Puiseaux is a river in France that runs in the Loiret department in the Center-Val de Loire region . It rises in the Forêt d'Orléans , in the municipality of Les Choux , generally drains in a northerly direction and after around 37 kilometers in the urban area of Montargis it flows into the Canal de Briare , which here accompanies the Loing river as a side canal . It flows into this shortly afterwards as a left tributary.