Yon | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Saint-Martin-des-Noyers |
• coordinates | 46°42′59″N 01°15′10″W / 46.71639°N 1.25278°W |
• elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
Mouth | |
• location | Lay |
• coordinates | 46°30′24″N 01°17′28″W / 46.50667°N 1.29111°W |
• elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
Length | 55.6 km (34.5 mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 8 m3/s (280 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Lay→ Bay of Biscay |
The Yon (French pronunciation: [jɔ̃]) is a 55.6 km (34.5 mi) long river in the Vendée département, western France.[1] Its source is at Saint-Martin-des-Noyers. It flows generally south. It is a right tributary of the Lay into which it flows between Rosnay and Le Champ-Saint-Père.