Loue

For the river in southwestern France, see Loue (Isle).
Loue

The source of the Loue, showing karst formations.
Origin Jura mountains
Mouth Doubs
Basin countries France
Length 122 km
Source elevation 528 m
Avg. discharge 59 m³/s
Basin area 1,760 km²

The Loue is a river of eastern France, a left tributary of the Doubs, 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 flows through the following départements and towns:

References

  1. ^ April McMahon (1994). Understanding language change. Cambridge University Press. p. 133. ISBN 0-521-44665-1.