Loue (Isle)

Loue
Country France
Basin features
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)
Progression Isle→ Dordogne→ Atlantic Ocean
Basin size 198 km2 (76 sq mi)
Physical characteristics
Length 51 km (32 mi)
Discharge

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

The source of the river is in the commune of Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche in the Massif Central. It runs through the Haute-Vienne department, and empties into the Isle near Coulaures in the Dordogne department. Its main tributaries 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 (in French)
  2. ↑ Banque Hydro - Station P6134010 - La Loue in Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil (Synthèse) (in French)


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