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The Vanne is a river in eastern France that flows through the Aube and Yonne departments, in the Grand Est and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regions. The Vanne is a right tributary of the Yonne river.
Vanne | |
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Location | |
Country | France |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Aube department |
Mouth | |
- location | Yonne |
- coordinates | 48°11′24″N 3°16′8″E |
Length | 59 km (37 mi) |
Basin size | 990 km2 (380 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Yonne→ Seine→ English Channel |
The Vanne river has a length of 59 km (36.7 mi),[1] and a drainage basin with an area of approximately 990 km2 (382 sq mi).
Its average yearly discharge (volume of water which passes through a section of the river per unit of time) is 5.33 m3/s (188 cu ft/s) at Pont-sur-Vanne in the Yonne department.[2]
The watershed of the Vanne is in the Aube and Yonne departments. It starts, an altitude of 145 m (475.7 ft), under the church of the commune of Fontvannes. a small town that is at about 17 km (11 mi) to the west of the city of Troyes, the capital of the Aube department.[3] It then flows to the southwest and gets into the Yonne department.
In Sens. the Vanne joins, by its right side, the Yonne river at an altitude of 65 m (213.3 ft).[4]
The Vanne flows through the following communes:
Most of the tributaries of the Vanne are small streams; the only important tributaries (all of them left tributaries) are:
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