Yonne

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Yonne
Yonne in Auxerre

Yonne in Auxerre

Data
Water code FR :  F3-0200
location France , Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Île-de-France regions
River system His
Drain over Its  → English Channel
source in the municipality of Glux-en-Glenne
46 ° 57 ′ 22 ″  N , 4 ° 0 ′ 39 ″  E
Source height approx.  730  m
muzzle in the urban area of Montereau-Fault-Yonne in the Seine coordinates: 48 ° 23 ′ 19 ″  N , 2 ° 57 ′ 26 ″  E 48 ° 23 ′ 19 ″  N , 2 ° 57 ′ 26 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  47  m
Height difference approx. 683 m
Bottom slope approx. 2.3 ‰
length 292 km
Catchment area 10,836 km²
Outflow at the Courlon-sur-Yonne
A Eo gauge : 10,700 km² 		MQ
Mq
 		92 m³ / s
8.6 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries see adjacent table
Right tributaries see adjacent table
Reservoirs flowed through Reservoir de Pannecière-Chaumard
Medium-sized cities Auxerre , Sens
Small towns Migennes , Joigny , Villeneuve-sur-Yonne , Montereau-Fault-Yonne
Navigable from the estuary to Auxerre

The Yonne (ancient name Icaunus ) is a river in France that runs in the regions of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Île-de-France . Its source is in the Morvan Regional Nature Park , in the municipality of Glux-en-Glenne . The Yonne generally flows in a north-westerly direction through the Paris Basin and flows into the Seine as a left tributary after 292 kilometers in Montereau-Fault-Yonne . On its way it crosses the Nièvre , Yonne and Seine-et-Marne departments . It is also the namesake for the Yonne department of the same name.

In Gallic times , the Yonne was named after the river goddess Icauna .

Places on the river

Tributaries

Left tributaries:

Right tributaries:

shipping

The river is navigable from its confluence with the Seine to Auxerre (108 km). Yonne and Seine are heavily used by cargo ships in this area . Further connections result from the shipping canals

The Yonne accompanies the Canal du Nivernais in its upper reaches, in the section between Corbigny and Auxerre, and is also used to supply the canal with water.

Web links

Commons : Yonne River  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information on the Yonne from SANDRE (French), accessed on May 4, 2009, rounded to full kilometers.
  3. ↑ hydro.eaufrance.fr (station: H2721010 , option: Synthèse ) .