Loue_(Isle)

Loue (Isle)

Loue (Isle)

River in France

The Loue (French pronunciation: [lu]; 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]

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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).[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Sandre. "Fiche cours d'eau - La Loue (P61-0400)".
  2. [2]
    Banque Hydro - Station P6134010 - La Loue in Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil (Synthèse) (in French)


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