Loue | |
Map: | Loue (rivière).png |
Source1 Coordinates: | 47.0108°N 6.2992°W |
Mouth Coordinates: | 47.0131°N 5.4486°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 122km (76miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 528m (1,732feet) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 59m3/s |
Basin Size: | 1760km2 |
The Loue (in French pronounced as /lu/) is a river of eastern France, a left tributary of the Doubs, which it joins downstream of Dole. It is 122km (76miles) long. Its source is a karst spring in the Jura mountains near Ouhans, which at least partly receives its water from the Doubs. This connection with the Doubs was discovered in 1901 when a spillage from the Pernod factory into the Doubs was transmitted into the Loue.[1]
The Loue flows through the following departments and towns: