Seine

Seine
The Seine in Paris
Topographic map of the Seine basin
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Source-Seine
Mouth	English Channel (French: La Manche)
- location	Le Havre/Honfleur
- coordinates	49°26′02″N 0°12′24″E / 49.43389°N 0.20667°E / 49.43389; 0.20667
- elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Length	777 km (483 mi)
Basin size	79,000 km2 (31,000 sq mi)
Discharge
- location	Le Havre
- average	560 m3/s (20,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
River system	Seine basin
Tributaries
- left	Yonne, Loing, Eure, Risle
- right	Ource, Aube, Marne, Oise, Epte

The Seine is a river in France. It flows into the English Channel between Le Havre and Honfleur. It is 777 kilometres (483 miles) long.^[1] It is the second-longest river in France. Other important cities along its course are Paris, Troyes and Rouen. Its drainage basin has a surface of 78,650 kilometres (48,870.84 miles). The Seine starts in Source-Seine, in Côte-d'Or, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, at an height of 444 metres (1,457 feet). The unidentified body of L’Inconnue de la Seine (English: The Unidentified Woman of Seine) was discovered there c. 1885.

1. ↑ "Sandre, information on the River Seine". Archived from the original on 2014-11-12. Retrieved 2012-06-02.