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The Yonne (French: [jɔn] (listen)) is a river in France, a left-bank tributary of the Seine. It is 292 km (181 mi) long.[1] The river gives its name to the Yonne département. It rises in the Nièvre département, in the Morvan hills near Château-Chinon. It flows into the river Seine at Montereau-Fault-Yonne.

Yonne
The Yonne in Auxerre
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Morvan
• elevation	730 m (2,400 ft)
Mouth
• location	Seine
• coordinates	48°23′15″N 2°57′30″E
Length	292 km (181 mi)
Basin size	10,887 km2 (4,203 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	95 m3/s (3,400 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Seine→ English Channel

The Yonne flows through the following départements and towns:

• Nièvre: Château-Chinon, Clamecy
• Yonne: Auxerre, Migennes, Joigny, Villeneuve-sur-Yonne, Sens
• Seine-et-Marne: Montereau-Fault-Yonne

The main tributaries of the Yonne are the Vanne, the Armançon, the Serein and the Cure.

History

The river was historically used for flottage, or the floating of rafts of timber from the Morvan forest to serve the needs of the capital, Paris.[2] It was bypassed as a rafting waterway by the Canal du Nivernais in 1841, from near its source at Corbigny down to Auxerre.

In 1834 the engineer Charles Poirée had successfully tested his design for a needle weir, and this construction technique was adopted on the river Yonne. The first lock was built in the 1840s, the others from 1861. The locks were enlarged to Freycinet standards in the late 19th century, then again to their current dimensions after World War II.[3]

Navigation

The navigable river Yonne extends for 108 km (67 mi), from Auxerre (junction with the Canal du Nivernais) to the confluence with the Seine. At Laroche-Migennes (PK 23), the Yonne connects with the Canal de Bourgogne. There are 9 locks on the river on the first section to Laroche-Migennes, the remaining 17 on the more gently-sloping lower course of the river.

See also

• Rivers of France
• List of canals in France

References

External links

• River Yonne maps and information on places, ports and moorings on the river, by the author of Inland Waterways of France, 8th ed., 2010, Imray
• Navigation details for 80 French rivers and canals (French waterways website section)

На других языках

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[de] Yonne

Die Yonne (antiker Name Icaunus) ist ein Fluss in Frankreich, der in den Regionen Bourgogne-Franche-Comté und Île-de-France verläuft. Ihre Quelle liegt im Regionalen Naturpark Morvan, im Gemeindegebiet von Glux-en-Glenne. Die Yonne fließt generell in nordwestlicher Richtung durch das Pariser Becken und mündet nach rund 292[2] Kilometern in Montereau-Fault-Yonne als linker Nebenfluss in die Seine. Auf ihrem Weg durchquert sie die Départements Nièvre, Yonne und Seine-et-Marne. Sie ist auch Namensgeber für das Département Yonne.

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- [en] Yonne (river)

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[es] Río Yonne

El río Yonne es un río en la mitad norte de Francia, principal afluente del río Sena por la izquierda. Fluye principalmente por la parte occidental de la región de Borgoña, dando su nombre al departamento de Yonne y a varias comunas. Es navegable para embarcaciones comerciales y de recreo.

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[it] Yonne (fiume)

La Yonne è un fiume francese, affluente sinistro della Senna. È lungo circa 293 km.[1] Il fiume dà il nome al dipartimento dello Yonne.

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[ru] Йонна (река)

Йо́нна (фр. Yonne, лат. Icaunus) — река во Франции. По реке был назван департамент Йонна.

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