Ouanne (river)
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| Ouanne | |
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_-_03.jpg) The Ouanne at Saint-Germain-des-Prés. | |
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| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Burgundy |
| Mouth | |
• location | Loing |
• coordinates | 47°57′12″N 2°46′50″E / 47.95333°N 2.78056°E |
| Length | 84 km (52 mi) |
| Basin size | 950 km2 (370 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 4.8 m3/s (170 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Loing→ Seine→ English Channel |
The Ouanne (French pronunciation: [wan]) is an 84 km (52 mi) long river in central France, a right tributary of the Loing.[1]
Its source is near the small town of Ouanne, about 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Auxerre. It flows generally northwest, and joins the Loing in Conflans-sur-Loing, near Amilly.
It crosses the following departments and towns:
- Yonne: Ouanne, Leugny, Moulins-sur-Ouanne, Toucy, Dracy, Villiers-Saint-Benoît, Grandchamp, Saint-Denis-sur-Ouanne, Malicorne, Saint-Martin-sur-Ouanne, Charny, Chêne-Arnoult
- Loiret: Douchy, Triguères, Château-Renard, Gy-les-Nonains, Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Conflans-sur-Loing
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