Loue

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Loue
The source of the Loue, showing karst formations.
The source of the Loue, showing karst formations.
Origin Jura mountains
Mouth Doubs
Basin countries France
Length 126 km
Source elevation 528 m
Avg. discharge 59 m³/s
Basin area 1,760 km²

The Loue is a river of eastern France. It is a left tributary of the Doubs River, which it joins downstream of Dole. Its source is a karstic spring in the Jura mountains near Ouhans, which at least partly receives its water from the Doubs.

The Loue flows through the following départements and towns:

Coordinates: 47°01′03″N, 6°17′14″E