| Rhue | |
|---|---|
The Rhue at Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues. |
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| Origin | Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise |
| Mouth | Dordogne |
| Basin countries | France |
| Length | 56.6 km (35.2 mi) |
| Source elevation | 1,250 m (4,100 ft) |
| Mouth elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) |
| Avg. discharge | 20 m3/s (710 cu ft/s) at mouth |
| Basin area | 641 km2 (247 sq mi) |
The Rhue (French: la Rhue, also called Grande Rhue) is a 56.6 km (35.2 mi) long river in the Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Corrèze départements, south central France. Its source is at Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, near Super Besse, in the parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne, 4.5 km (2.8 mi) southeast of the puy de Sancy. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows at Bort-les-Orgues.
Its main tributaries are the Santoire, the petite Rhue and the Tarentaine.
This list is ordered from source to mouth: