Loue | |
Map: | Loue (Périgord).png |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 51km (32miles) |
Mouth Coordinates: | 45.3053°N 0.9728°W |
Basin Size: | 198km2 |
The Loue (pronounced as /fr/; oc|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.
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.
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).[1]