Loue
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| 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 region of eastern France. The Loue river 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. This connection with the Doubs was only discovered in 1901 when a spillage from the Pernod factory into the Doubs was transmitted into the Loue [1].
The Loue river flows through the following départements and towns:
[edit] References
- ^ April McMahon (1994). Understanding language change. Cambridge University Press, p. 133. ISBN 0-521-44665-1.
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