Corrèze (river)
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| Water code | FR : P3-0250 | |
| location | France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region | |
| River system | Dordogne | |
| Drain over | Vézère → Dordogne → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in the municipality of Pérols-sur-Vézère 45 ° 32 ′ 52 ″ N , 2 ° 1 ′ 1 ″ E |
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| Source height | approx. 910 m | |
| muzzle | west of Brive-la-Gaillarde in the Vézère Coordinates: 45 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 27 ′ 37 ″ E 45 ° 10 ′ 0 ″ N , 1 ° 27 ′ 37 ″ E |
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| Mouth height | approx. 98 m | |
| Height difference | approx. 812 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 8.5 ‰ | |
| length | 95 km | |
| Catchment area | 1158 km² | |
| Outflow at the Brive-la-Gaillarde gauge |
MQ |
21 m³ / s |
| Left tributaries | Dadalouze , Saint-Bonnette , Roanne , Loyre | |
| Right tributaries | Corrèze de Pradines , Vimbelle , Céronne , Couze , Maumont | |
| Medium-sized cities | Brive-la-Gaillarde | |
| Small towns | Tulle , Malemort-sur-Corrèze | |
 Corrèze in Tulle |
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The Corrèze is a river in France that runs in the Corrèze department of the same name in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises on the Plateau de Millevaches in the Millevaches en Limousin Regional Nature Park . Its source is in the municipality of Pérols-sur-Vézère , on the southern slope of the Puy Chabrol . The Corrèze generally drains south-west and flows 95 kilometers west of Brive-la-Gaillarde into the Vézère as a left tributary . The wild river course has largely been preserved and is particularly suitable for all kinds of white water sports, such as white water paddling or rafting .
Places on the river
Web links
Commons : Corrèze River - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
- ↑ a b c The information on the length of the river is based on the information about the Corrèze at SANDRE (French), accessed on November 24, 2008, rounded to full kilometers.
- ↑ Banque Hydro - Station P3922510 - Synthèse option