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Solnan

The Solnan is a 61.6-kilometre (38.3 mi) long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire departments in eastern France. Its source is at Verjon, in the Jura Mountains. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Seille, into which it flows at Louhans.

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Solnan
Location
CountryFrance
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationVerjon
 • coordinates46°20′33″N 05°21′34″E / 46.34250°N 5.35944°E / 46.34250; 5.35944
 • elevation235 m (771 ft)
Mouth 
 • location
Seille
 • coordinates
46°37′45″N 05°13′05″E / 46.62917°N 5.21806°E / 46.62917; 5.21806
 • elevation
177 m (581 ft)
Length61.6 km (38.3 mi)
Basin size
680 km2 (260 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average13 m3/s (460 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression

Seille

Saône

RhôneMediterranean Sea

The Solnan (French pronunciation: [sɔlnɑ̃]) is a 61.6-kilometre (38.3 mi) long river in the Ain and Saône-et-Loire departments in eastern France.1 Its source is at Verjon, in the Jura Mountains. It flows generally north-northwest. It is a left tributary of the Seille, into which it flows at Louhans.

Its main tributaries are the Sevron and the Vallière.

Departments and communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

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