Loue (Isle)

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]

Loue
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Massif Central
Mouth
• location	Isle
• coordinates	45°18′19″N 0°58′22″E
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 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

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

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]