Loing | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Burgundy |
• coordinates | 47°33′13″N 3°13′51″E / 47.55361°N 3.23083°E |
• elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Seine |
• coordinates | 48°23′13″N 2°48′9″E / 48.38694°N 2.80250°E |
• elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
Length | 143 km (89 mi) |
Basin size | 4,150 km2 (1,600 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 19 m3/s (670 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Seine→ English Channel |
The Loing (French pronunciation: [lwɛ̃] ) is a 143 km (89 mi) long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine.[1]
Its source is in Sainte-Colombe-sur-Loing, in the southwestern of the department of Yonne, and it flows into the Seine in Saint-Mammès, near Moret-sur-Loing. Its main tributaries are the Ouanne, the Aveyron, the Puiseaux, the Solin, the Lunain and the Orvanne. The part of the Briare Canal between Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses and Montargis runs parallel to the Loing.