Loing
The Loing (French pronunciation: [lwɛ̃]) is a 143 km (89 mi) long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine.
| Loing | |
|---|---|
Loing River; painted by Alfred Sisley | |
| Location | |
| Country | France |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Burgundy |
| • coordinates | 47°33′13″N 3°13′51″E |
| • elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Seine |
• coordinates | 48°23′13″N 2°48′9″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 |
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.
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