Country France River mouth Isle Length 51 km | Main source Dordogne Basin size 198 km (76 sq mi) Source Dordogne | |
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Progression Isle→ Dordogne→ Atlantic Ocean Discharge Average rate:
2.91 m/s (103 cu ft/s) at Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil | ||
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.
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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.
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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).
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Loue (Isle) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA