Isle River
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Origin | Plateau de Millevaches |
Mouth | Dordogne |
Basin countries | France |
Length | 235 km |
Avg. discharge | 90 m³/s |
Basin area | 7,700 km² |
The Isle is a 235 km long river in south-western France, right tributary of the Dordogne. Its source is in the north-western Massif Central, near the town Nexon (south of Limoges). It flows south-west through the following départements and towns:
- Haute-Vienne: Le Chalard
- Dordogne: Périgueux , Mussidan
- Gironde: Libourne
It flows into the Dordogne River in Libourne. Tributaries of the Isle are the Auvézère and the Dronne.