Tholon

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Tholon
Data
Water code FR :  F3520600
location France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region
River system His
Drain over Yonne  → Seine  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Parly
47 ° 44 '17 "  N , 3 ° 22' 2"  O
Source height approx.  300  m
muzzle in the municipality of Cézy in the Yonne Coordinates: 47 ° 59 ′ 8 ″  N , 3 ° 21 ′ 21 ″  E 47 ° 59 ′ 8 ″  N , 3 ° 21 ′ 21 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  74  m
Height difference approx. 226 m
Bottom slope approx. 5.9 ‰
length 38 km (see notes)
Catchment area 167 km²lt.sandre.fr
Outflow at the Champvallon gauge MQ
 830 l / s
Small towns Joigny

The Tholon is a river in France that runs in the Yonne department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region . It rises in the Puisaye countryside , in the municipality of Parly , generally drains in a northerly direction and reaches the Yonne valley near Joigny . Here it swings abruptly to the west and flows into the Yonne as a left tributary after a total of 38 kilometers in the municipality of Cézy . Another arm of the river flows into the Yonne on the western outskirts of Joigny.

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: H2513110 , option: Synthèse )
  3. ↑ The information on the river length is based on the information about the Tholon at SANDRE (French), accessed on February 2, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.