Loing

The Loing (French pronunciation: ​[lwɛ̃]) is a 143 km (89 mi) long river in central France, a left tributary of the Seine.[1]

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 south of the Yonne department, 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 and the Lunain. The part of the Briare Canal between Rogny-les-Sept-Écluses and Montargis runs parallel to the Loing.