Ouanne (river)

Ouanne
The Ouanne at Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Origin	Burgundy
Mouth	Loing 47°57′12″N 2°46′50″E / 47.95333°N 2.78056°E / 47.95333; 2.78056 (Loing-Ouanne)Coordinates: 47°57′12″N 2°46′50″E / 47.95333°N 2.78056°E / 47.95333; 2.78056 (Loing-Ouanne)
Basin countries	France
Length	84 km (52 mi)
Avg. discharge	4.8 m3/s (170 cu ft/s) at mouth
Basin area	950 km2 (370 sq mi)

The Ouanne is an 84 km (52 mi) long river in central France, a right tributary of the Loing. Its source is near the small town Ouanne, about 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Auxerre. It flows generally northwest, and joins the Loing in Conflans-sur-Loing, near Amilly.

Its course crosses the following départements 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

Notes

• This article is based on the equivalent article from the French Wikipedia, consulted on January 14th 2009.

References

• http://www.geoportail.fr
• The Ouanne at the Sandre database