Épie (river)
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Épie Ruisseau de l'Epie |
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| Water code | FR : O7630500 | |
| location | France , Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region | |
| River system | Garonne | |
| Drain over | Truyère → Lot → Garonne → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipal area of Brezons 45 ° 2 ′ 40 ″ N , 2 ° 47 ′ 1 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 1584 m | |
| muzzle | in the municipality of Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère in the Truyère coordinates: 44 ° 53 ′ 30 ″ N , 2 ° 56 ′ 36 ″ E, 44 ° 53 ′ 30 ″ N , 2 ° 56 ′ 36 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 635 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 949 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 34 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 28 km | |
| Left tributaries | Tourette | |
| Right tributaries | Cézens | |
The Épie is a river in France that runs in the Cantal department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It rises in the Monts du Cantal massif , on the eastern flank of the Puy Grandval summit (1648 m), in the northeastern municipal area of Brezons . The Épie generally drains in a south-easterly direction through the Volcans d'Auvergne Regional Nature Park and flows into the Truyère as a right tributary after around 28 kilometers in the municipal area of Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère in the backwater of the Barrage de Sarrans .
Places on the river
(Order in flow direction)
- La Sagnette , parish of Paulhac
- Muratel , parish Paulhac
- La Loubeyre , municipality of Cézens
- La Chassagne , municipality of Cussac
- Rochegonde , municipality of Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère
- Oradour , municipality of Neuvéglise-sur-Truyère