Loue (Isle)

Loue
Basin
Main source Dordogne
River mouth Isle
45°18′19″N 0°58′22″E / 45.30528°N 0.97278°E / 45.30528; 0.97278 (Isle-Loue)Coordinates: 45°18′19″N 0°58′22″E / 45.30528°N 0.97278°E / 45.30528; 0.97278 (Isle-Loue)
Size 198 km2 (76 sq mi)
Country France
Physiognomy
Length 51 km (32 mi)

The Loue (Occitan: Loa) is a 51 km long stream in the Limousin and Aquitaine regions, France. It is a tributary of the Isle, itself a tributary of the Dordogne river.[1]

The source of the river is in the commune of Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in Massif Central. It runs through the Haute-Vienne department in Limousin and empties into the Isle near Coulaures in Dordogne, Aquitaine. Its main tributaties are the Haute Loue and the Ravillou.

Places

Hydrology

The mean annual discharge, measured at Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil, is 2.91 m3/s. The highest flow was measured during a flash flood on September 22, 1993: 111 m3/s (daily average).[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Loue at the Sandre database (French)
  2. ↑ Banque Hydro - Station P6134010 - La Loue in Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil (Synthèse) (French)
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