Yonne (river)

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 / 48.38750°N 2.95833°E / 48.38750; 2.95833
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 (French: [jɔn] ^ⓘ) 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.

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.