Loue (Isle)

River in France

Loue

Location
Country| France
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Massif Central
Mouth|

• location

| Isle

• coordinates

| 45°18′19″N 0°58′22″E﻿ / ﻿45.30528°N 0.97278°E﻿ / 45.30528; 0.97278
Length| 51 km (32 mi)
Basin size| 198 km2 (76 sq mi)
Discharge|
• average| 2.91 m3/s (103 cu ft/s) at Saint-Médard-d'Excideuil
Basin features
Progression| Isle→ Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

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]

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

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* Haute-Vienne: Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche
* Dordogne: Excideuil, Coulaures

## Hydrology

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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

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

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