Rhue | |
Map: | Rhue (rivière).png |
Source1 Location: | Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise |
Source1 Coordinates: | 45.4975°N 2.845°W |
Mouth Coordinates: | 45.3808°N 2.4778°W |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 56.6km (35.2miles) |
Source1 Elevation: | 1250m (4,100feet) |
Mouth Elevation: | 410m (1,350feet) |
Discharge1 Avg: | 20m3/s |
Basin Size: | 641km2 |
The Rhue (in French pronounced as /ʁy/; also called Grande Rhue, in French pronounced as /ɡʁɑ̃d ʁy/) is a 56.6km (35.2miles) river in the Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Corrèze départements, south central France. Its source is at Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, near Super Besse, in the parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne, 4.5km (02.8miles) southeast of the puy de Sancy. It flows generally southwest. It is a left tributary of the Dordogne into which it flows at Bort-les-Orgues.
Its main tributaries are the Santoire, the Petite Rhue and the Tarentaine.
This list is ordered from source to mouth: