Rhue (river)

The Rhue (French pronunciation: [ʁy]; also called Grande Rhue, [ɡʁɑ̃d ʁy]) is a 56.6-kilometre (35.2 mi) river in the Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Corrèze départements, south central France.^[1] Its source is at Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, near Super Besse, in the parc naturel régional des volcans d'Auvergne, 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) 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.

Rhue
The Rhue at Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues
Location
Country	France
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise
• coordinates	45°29′51″N 02°50′42″E
• elevation	1,250 m (4,100 ft)
Mouth
• location	Dordogne
• coordinates	45°22′51″N 02°28′40″E
• elevation	410 m (1,350 ft)
Length	56.6 km (35.2 mi)
Basin size	641 km2 (247 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	20 m3/s (710 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Progression	Dordogne→ Gironde estuary→ Atlantic Ocean

Its main tributaries are the Santoire, the Petite Rhue and the Tarentaine.

Communes along its course

This list is ordered from source to mouth:

• Puy-de-Dôme: Besse-et-Saint-Anastaise, Picherande, Égliseneuve-d'Entraigues
• Cantal: Chanterelle, Condat, Saint-Amandin, Montboudif, Trémouille, Saint-Étienne-de-Chomeil, Champs-sur-Tarentaine-Marchal, Antignac, Vebret
• Corrèze: Bort-les-Orgues