Couze (Corrèze)

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Couze
Data
Water code FR :  P3900520
location France , Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
River system Dordogne
Drain over Corrèze  → Vézère  → Dordogne  → Atlantic Ocean
source in the parish of Favars
45 ° 16 ′ 8 ″  N , 1 ° 39 ′ 26 ″  E
Source height approx.  418  m
muzzle in the municipality of Malemort-sur-Corrèze in the Corrèze coordinates: 45 ° 10 ′ 34 ″  N , 1 ° 35 ′ 41 ″  E 45 ° 10 ′ 34 ″  N , 1 ° 35 ′ 41 ″  E
Mouth height approx.  118  m
Height difference approx. 300 m
Bottom slope approx. 20 ‰
length 15 km
Reservoirs flowed through Etang de Lachamp , Barrage de la Couze

The Couze is a river in France that runs in the Corrèze department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region . It rises in the municipality of Favars , generally drains in a south-westerly direction through a sparsely populated area and flows after 15 kilometers at Puymaret , in the municipality of Malemort-sur-Corrèze, as a right tributary into the Corrèze . On its way, it crosses the Etang de Lachamp and Barrage de la Couze reservoirs .

Places on the river

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b geoportail.fr (1: 16,000)
  2. ↑ a b The information on the river length is based on the information about the Couze at SANDRE (French), accessed on July 25, 2011, rounded to full kilometers.